Turkish Sayings – Wisdom and Wit from the East

If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.

A river cuts through a rock not because of its power but its persistence.

Don’t count the days, make the days count.

Patience is a tree whose root is bitter, but its fruit is very sweet.

A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

The best way to predict the future is to create it.

If the wind will not serve, take to the oars.

In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.

If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward.

Don’t tell me the sky’s the limit when there are footprints on the moon.

If you want something you’ve never had, you must be willing to do something you’ve never done.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

The only person you should try to be better than is the person you were yesterday.

It always seems impossible until it’s done.

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.

The best revenge is massive success.

Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it.

The harder the conflict, the greater the triumph.

The only way to do great work is to love what you do.

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.

Turkish Sayings – Wisdom and Wit from the East part 2

Successful people do what unsuccessful people are not willing to do. Don’t wish it were easier, wish you were better.

Believe you can and you’re halfway there.

A wise man can learn more from his enemies than a fool from his friends.

The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury.

If you want to understand a man, look at his deeds.

The wise man speaks because he has something to say, the fool because he has to say something.

Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

A mistake is only a mistake if you don’t learn from it.

Worrying does not take away tomorrow’s troubles, it takes away today’s peace.

A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor.

Don’t let your past dictate who you are, but let it be a lesson that helps you become who you want to be.

Success is not just about making money, it’s about making a difference.

The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.

Sometimes the hardest thing and the right thing are the same.

It’s not about how hard you hit. It’s how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward.

Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.

Don’t wait for the opportunity, create it.

The secret of getting ahead is getting started.

Every journey begins with a single step, but you have to take that step.

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.

Don’t give up because of one bad chapter in your life. Keep going. Your story doesn’t end here.

Success is not in what we have, but who we are.

Dream big, work hard, stay focused, and surround yourself with good people.