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# Ukrainian proverbs

Proverbs from all Ukrainian speaking parts of the world.

## I

* If every fool wore a crown, we should all be kings.
** English equivalent: If the beard were all, the goat might preach.
** "Philosophy, like charity, begins at home; but also, like charity, I should wish it to extend, and become the more beneficial the more it expands."
** Letitia Elizabeth Landon, Romance and Reality, Vol I. Chapter 17 (1831)
** Sawhney, Clifford (2004). The Book of Common and Uncommon Proverbs. Pustak Mahal. p. 135. ISBN 8122308546.

## П

* Поки товстий сохне, худий здохне.
** Translation: While the fat man grows thinner, the thin man dies.
** Source for proverbs and meaning: Carroll, Oliver (2025). Yes to all this, also bear in mind the important Ukrainian proverb: Поки товстий сохне, худий здохне. While the fat man grows thinner, the thin man dies. There are a number of parallel processes underway.. X.

## В

* В каламутній воді легко рибу ловити.
** Translation: It is good fishing in muddy water.
** English equivalent: It is good fishing in troubled waters.
** Meaning: "In taking advantage of chaotic conditions one can easily serve one's own purposes."
** Source for proverbs and meaning: Paczolay, Gyula (1997). European Proverbs in 55 languages. DeProverbio.com. p. 391. ISBN 1-875943-44-7.

## Я

* Яблуко від яблуньки не далеко.
** Translation: An apple is never far from the apple tree.
** English equivalent: The apple does not fall far from the tree.
** Meaning: "Children observe daily and — in their behaviour — often follow the example of their parents."
** Source for proverbs and meaning: Paczolay, Gyula (1997). European Proverbs in 55 languages. DeProverbio.com. p. 259. ISBN 1-875943-44-7.
# Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji

Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji (13 January 1952 –) is a Nigerian prelate of the Catholic Church who serves as the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Owerri and as the president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria.

## Quotes

* The Church in Africa is to stimulate "ecological conversion" through intensive education. She is to educate people in Africa to be more sensitive to the increasing disaster caused by environmental damage and the need to minimise it. All are to be made ever conscious that future generations have a right to live in an environment that is intact and healthy and to enjoy its resources.
** - H. Exc. Mons. Lucius Iwejuru UGORJI, Bishop of Umuahia (NIGERIA) (6 October 2009) Press Office of the Holy See
* Peace is the bedrock of development. There is no sustainable development without peace. Peace takes root when people are free from hunger, poverty, unemployment, oppression and exploitation. We have to work together to save our people from the prevailing scourge of violence and insecurity that have brought unimaginable grief, trauma and fear to our fellow citizens in the State. Consequently, I call on the gladiators in the State to shield their swords, for violence begets violence.
** An Address by His Grace Archbishop Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji on the Occasion of His Installation as the Archbishop of Owerri at Maria Assumpta Cathedral (23 June 2022) Nigeria Catholic Network
# Héctor Rafael Rodríguez Rodríguez

Héctor Rafael Rodríguez Rodríguez (13 January 1961 –) is a prelate of the Catholic Church who serves as the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros.

## Quotes

* What a good way to start this new year, 2017, by honoring the Virgin Mary through her Altagracia image. She protects our faith, she protects our hope... We must always maintain a dialogue with God, and say "yes" to him, as Mary did, with humility.
** Altagracia Mass Draws Dominican Republic Bishop, First Lady (19 January 2017) Catholic New York
# David Motiuk

David Motiuk (January 13, 1962 –) is a Canadian prelate of the Ukrainian Catholic Church who serves as the bishop of the Eparchy of Edmonton.

## Quotes

* We like to do all the talking, but it's so important to listen.
** Ukrainian Catholic Bishops of western Canada: Ad limina (31 March 2017)
# Diego Causero

Diego Causero (13 January 1940–) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See.

## Quotes

* The Church is expected, even in the middle of human weakness and error, to guard, in obedience and veneration, the Gospel Christ has entrusted to her. The Pope is not the creator of the faith, but the custodian of the Gospel.
** Pope is not creator of the faith, but custodian of the Gospel (2008)
# Piero Marini

Piero Marini (13 January 1942 –) is an Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who serves as the president of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses.

## Quotes

* I hope that this Congress next year will be a moment for the Church and society to reflect on the fact that everything really depends, at least for us Catholics and believers, on the Eucharist. Jesus' words have become our Gospel and Jesus' actions have become our Sacraments. It is fundamental for us to see this in the celebration of the Congress.
** Archbishop Marini: An opportunity to improve preparations for International Eucharistic Congress (23 April 2020)
# Fire Temple of Isfahan

The Fire Temple of Isfahan (Âtašgâh-e Esfahân, also Romanized as Ātashgāh|Isfahan-e Esfahān) is a Sassanid-era archaeological complex located on a hill of the same name about eight kilometers west of city center of Isfahan, Iran.

## Quotes

* All of a sudden news arrived from Estakhar that the fire of the chief temple of Persia, which had been burning for a thousand years, had become extinguished. Having searched their historical books for the meaning of this sign, they found that it portended ‘ decline of power.’
** Rauzat-us-Safa, or Garden of Purity by Muhammad bin Khavendshah bin Mahmud translated into English by E. Rehatsek, first published 1893, Delhi Reprint 1982, Quoted in in Goel, S. R. (1993). Hindu temples: What happened to them. Vol. II
# Akello Judith Franca

Akello Judith Franca (born 17 August 1978) is a Ugandan politician and economist. She is the district woman representative of Agago in the eighth, ninth and tenth Parliament of Uganda. In the eleventh Parliament, she stood for Woman MP for Agago but lost with 26,840 votes. She was affiliated to the Forum for Democratic Change political party in the 10th Parliament. She was also the National Resistance Movement member.

## Quotes

* The program should be restructured from a revolving scheme into a non-refundable capital venture aimed at supporting youth. The need for the program to offer training to beneficiaries, ensuring they fully understand its importance.
* I didn't spend as much as some of my colleagues did.
* I would like to sincerely express my appreciation for the hardworking people of Agago District, as well as the Lango and Acholi regions as a whole.
* How will Uganda benefit from the ban on vehicle imports after forgoing Shs 182 billion?
# Pilila Jere

Pilila Mwanza Getrude Jere (27th July 1957) is a Zambian politician who was the Member of Parliament for Lumezi.

## Quotes

* I was shocked to find out that the pupils had been sent away from the school without proper investigation or formal communication with my office.
* My people have no issues with the amendments recommended by the Select Committee; they fully support them. According to the Select Committee’s report, we invited witnesses to provide input, and we agreed with the majority of their suggestions. It’s about honoring the voice of the majority. I support all the clauses as outlined in the Select Committee’s report, though I may not be able to list each one individually.
* Teachers should address their grievances through their union representatives.
* Confrontation has never resolved any dispute; solutions are only achieved through peaceful and constructive interventions.
* Teachers should remain patient as their union representatives are in discussions with the government regarding their concerns. The Provincial Education Officer expressed disappointment over the sit-in protests by teachers in some districts, noting that this action was disadvantaging students in the affected schools.
* Teachers in Chadiza district were commended for not resorting to industrial action, despite having similar grievances as other teachers in the province.
* Teachers should prioritize the well-being of their students, as it is the pupils who suffer most when teachers neglect their teaching duties.
* Some teachers in Eastern Province, especially in Petauke, have joined the sit-in protest alongside colleagues from other regions to urge the government for better working conditions and the payment of rural and remote hardship allowances.
* My office will meet with school authorities to determine the way forward.

## External Links

Biography at the Zambian Parliament
# Louise Bours

Louise Bours (23 December 1968), also known as Louise van de Bours, is a former Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the North West England region. She was elected in 2014 as a UK Independence Party candidate but resigned from the party 2018, and sat as an independent until she stood down at the 2019 election.

## Quotes

* As a newly elected UKIP MEP, I had mixed feelings about my first visit to the European Parliament in Brussels. After all, I am visiting a parliament which I believe shouldn’t exist; however, I should, and will be there to act as the eyes and ears of the British people.
* Austerity may still be felt here in the North West but Brussels doesn’t even know the meaning of the word.
** No Signs of Austerity at Euroean Cocktail Party (June 30, 2014)
* Whilst ‘Remain’ campaigners are obviously disappointed in the result, most are taking it on the chin and yielding to the democratic process, forgoing the need to insult those who happen to have voted differently.
* As UKIP’s health spokesman at the last General Election, I can say with gladness that now we have voted to leave, our treasured NHS will now be safe from the clutches of the EU/US TTIP agreement that would have seen American drug and insurance companies elbow their way into our healthcare. I would have thought that the local Green Party would at least join me in celebrating on this issue.
** Accept the Will of the People (July 5, 2016)

## External links

* Official Website
# Glenda Jackson

Glenda May Jackson CBE (9 May 1936 – 15 June 2023) was an English actress and politician. She was one of the few artists to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting, having won two Academy Awards, three Emmy Awards and a Tony Award. She was made a CBE by Queen Elizabeth II in 1978.
Jackson took an extended hiatus from acting to take on a career in politics from 1992 to 2015, and was elected as the Labour Party MP for Hampstead and Highgate in the 1992 general election. She served as a junior transport minister from 1997 to 1999 during the government of Tony Blair, later becoming critical of Blair. After constituency boundary changes, she represented Hampstead and Kilburn from 2010. At the 2010 general election, her majority of 42 votes, confirmed after a recount, was the narrowest of that parliament. Jackson stood down at the 2015 general election and returned to acting.

## Quotes

* What did I dream about at Boots? Well, the big ambition was to get onto the cosmetics, but I never made it..."
** Discussing her career path on the Parkinson programme (broadcast 23 October 1976). Glenda Jackson, 1976. BBC archive (15 June 2023). Retrieved on 15 June 2023.
** As this point, aged 40, Jackson had not entered politics.
# Olusegun Obasanjo

Chief Olusegun Matthew Okikiola Aremu Obasanjo, GCFR, (born 5 March 1937) is a Nigerian political and military leader who served as Nigeria's head of state from 1976 to 1979 and later as its president from 1999 to 2007. Ideologically a Nigerian nationalist, he was a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from 1999 to 2015 and again from 2018 onward.

## Quotes

* For Africa to move forward, Nigeria must be one of the anchor countries, if not the leading anchor country. It means that Nigeria must be good at home to be good outside. No doubt, our situation in the last decade or so had shown that we are not good enough at home; hence we are invariably absent at the table that we should be abroad.
** THE WAY OUT: A CLARION CALL FOR COALITION FOR NIGERIA MOVEMENT. Open letter to President Buhari.
* The lice of poor performance in government – poverty, insecurity, poor economic management, nepotism, gross dereliction of duty, condonation of misdeed – if not outright encouragement of it, lack of progress and hope for the future, lack of national cohesion and poor management of internal political dynamics and widening inequality – are very much with us today. With such lice of general and specific poor performance and crying poverty with us, our fingers will not be dry of ‘blood’.
** THE WAY OUT: A CLARION CALL FOR COALITION FOR NIGERIA MOVEMENT. Open letter to President Buhari.
* We have only one choice left to take us out of Egypt to the promised land. And that is the coalition of the concerned and the willing – ready for positive and drastic change, progress and involvement. Change that will give hope and future to all our youth and dignity and full participation to all our women.
** THE WAY OUT: A CLARION CALL FOR COALITION FOR NIGERIA MOVEMENT. Open letter to President Buhari.
# Stuart Wheeler

Stuart Wheeler (born 31 January 1935) is a British businessman and politician.

## Quotes

* I would just like to challenge the idea that it is necessary to have a lot of women, or a particular number, on a board. Business is very, very competitive and you should take the performance of women in another competitive area, which is sport where [men] have no strength advantage. Chess, bridge, poker - women come absolutely nowhere. I think that just has to be borne in mind.
** As quoted in The Independent, Thursday 15 August 2013
** See Victoria Coren for a reply.
# Noris Salazar Allen

Noris Salazar is a bryologist from Panama, who works for the Smithsonian Insitution.

## Quotes

* Bryophytes therefore can reveal information about how the first plants adapted in their conquest of the terrestrial environment
** Quoted in Vanessa Crooks, Tiny Plants in a Big Changing World (Smithsonian Voices 2013)
# Leo Babauta

Leo Babauta is a blogger, journalist and published author from the US territory of Guam who presently lives in San Francisco, famous for his blog Zen Habits.

## Quotes
### Zen Habits (2007–present)

    Quotes from his blog
* I read because I love the experience, because it is a powerful teacher of life, because it transforms me.
** http://zenhabits.net/read/ How to Read More: A Lover’s Guide (3 October 2011)
* Make it so easy you can't say no.
** https://zenhabits.net/habitses/ The Four Habits that Form Habits (13 February, 2013)
* Now think about every object you touch — your phone, a dish, a cup, a book, your laptop, your shirt. Imagine that each object were sacred, precious, a deeply valuable gift. Imagine that they were as valuable as your eyeballs. Now imagine treating this object with the kind of care and respect you'd treat your own eyeballs with. Would this change how you treat things?
** From Zen Habits, 7 July 2020
* We can create a fearless life by living daily out of our comfort zone, and in the deliciousness of uncertainty.
** From Zen Habits, 22 July 2022

## External links

* zenhabits.net
* Zen Habits YouTube videos
# Harold Alexander

Field Marshal Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, (10 December 1891 – 16 June 1969) was a senior officer of the British Army who served with distinction in both World War I and World War II and, afterwards, as Governor General of Canada, the 17th since Canadian Confederation.

## Quotes

* No other troops in the world but German paratroops could have stood up to such an ordeal and then gone on fighting with such ferocity.
** Quoted in Peter Caddick-Adams: "Monte Cassino: Ten Armies in Hell" (Oxford University Press, 2013) p. 289.

## Quotes about

* I returned last week...from visiting the Italian front. I was up with the Eighth Army, that Army which will always seem to me to epitomize the unity of our Commonwealth and Empire. I saw there in Italy Canadians, South Africans, and New Zealanders. I recalled talking with General Alexander the great deeds of the Australians. As I saw our lads from all our countries so fine and gallant, I was thrilled with pride.
** Clement Attlee, speech to the conference of representatives of the British and Dominion Labour parties in Westminster, London (12 September 1944), quoted in The Times (13 September 1944), p. 8
* I wish to acknowledge the many courtesies extended to me on this visit by the Governor General, Viscount Alexander, who paid me the honor of a visit in Washington a few months ago. His career as a soldier and as a statesman eminently qualifies him to follow his illustrious predecessors.
** Harry S. Truman; Address Before the Canadian Parliament in Ottawa, The American Presidency Project; 11 June 1947
# Philip Tartaglia

Philip Tartaglia (11 January 1951 – 13 January 2021) was a prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the bishop of the Diocese of Paisley and as the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Glasgow.

## Quotes

* The Scottish bishops can tell you that the vast majority of the Catholic people, many other Christians, and indeed people of other faiths respond positively and rejoice to hear religious and moral truth expounded clearly and simply and openly. Even in these highly secularised times, the thirst for authentic religion still asserts itself.
** - H. Exc. Rev. Mons. Philip TARTAGLIA, Archbishop of Glasgow (SCOTLAND) (12 October 2012) Press Office of the Holy See
# Victor Lyngdoh

Victor Lyngdoh (14 January 1956–) is an Indian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who serves as the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Shillong.

## Quotes

* I will try my best to jounrey together with you to love God more deeply and love you all.
** Victor Lyngdoh Installed as Archbishop of Shillong (7 February 2021)
# Launay Saturné

Launay Saturné (14 January 1964–) is a Haitian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who serves as the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Cap-Haïtien.

## Quotes

* Environmental problems frequently affect us here in Haiti and are a wake-up call. Our country is very vulnerable to natural disasters. However, I refuse to hear it called a cursed country. The Lord gave the earth to the children of Adam to till and cultivate it. Our happiness comes from something beyond, originating in the loving heart of the Creator. Geography alone cannot determine our happiness or unhappiness. On the contrary, we see ourselves as children blessed and loved by God.
** “What Haiti needs is a ‘new man’ who lives a Christian life in today’s society” (14 November 2018)
# Innumerable Meanings Sutra

The Innumerable Meanings Sutra (Sanskrit: अनन्त निर्देश सूत्र, Ananta Nirdeśa Sūtra; Chinese: 無量義經; Wúliángyì Jīng) is a Mahayana Buddhist text.

## Quotes

    Kubo, Tsugunari; Logan, Joseph M. (2013). "The Infinite Meanings Sutra". Tiantai Lotus texts. Berkeley, California: Bukkyō Dendō Kyōkai America, Inc. ISBN 978-1-886439-45-0.
* You have forever cast away delusive ideas, reflections, and thoughts—
       No more to become entangled in all the facets of existence.
    What you embody is not existing,
       and yet not nonexistent;
    Is neither direct nor indirect cause;
       has no sense of self or other;
    Is neither square nor round;
       is not brief or long;
    Neither appears nor disappears;
       is without origination or cessation;
    Is neither created nor self-arisen,
       nor is it produced;
    Neither sits nor lies down;
       does not walk or stand;
    Neither moves nor turns;
       is not static or idle;
    Neither advances nor retreats;
       is not imperiled or secure;
    Neither is, nor is not;
       has no gain or loss;
    Is neither here nor there;
       does not come or go;
    Is neither blue nor yellow;
       is not red or white;
    Is not crimson,
       is not purple or multicolored;
      * pp. 12-13

## See also

* Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite
* Apophatic theology (negative theology)
* Nothingness
# Apophatic theology

Apophatic theology, also known as negative theology, is a form of theological thought which attempts to approach the Divine by negation, to speak only in terms of what may not be said about the perfect goodness that is God.

## Quotes

* By positing God as unknowable, man excuses himself to what is still left of his religious conscience for his oblivion of God, his surrender to the world. He negates God in practice – his mind and his senses have been absorbed by the world – but he does not negate him in theory. He does not attack [God's] existence; he leaves it intact. But this existence neither affects nor incommodes him, for it is only a negative existence, an existence without existence; it is an existence that contradicts itself – a being that, in view of its effects, is indistinguishable from non-being. The negation of determinate, positive predicates of the Divine Being is nothing else than the negation of religion, but one which still has an appearance of religion, so that it is not recognized as a negation – it is nothing but a subtle, sly atheism. The alleged religious horror of limiting God by determinate predicates is only the irreligious wish to forget all about God, to banish him from the mind.
** Ludwig Feuerbach, Introduction to The Essence of Christianity (1843), Z. Hanfi, trans., in The Fiery Brook (1972), p. 112

## See also

* Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite
* Heart Sutra
* Innumerable Meanings Sutra
# Ndamira Catherine Atwikiire

Ndamira Catherine Atwikiire (born 13 August 1977) is an Ugandan accountant, legislator and business woman. She was re-elected into the 11th parliament of Uganda as a district woman representative for Kabale District which is the Kigezi sub-region under the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) political party.

## Quotes

* "I would like to express my gratitude to President Museveni for his leadership over the years. His efforts have been pivotal in promoting peace and fostering national transformation. I also thank our youth for their commitment to embracing vocational training and acquiring skills that are vital in the modern economy. As a member of the Budget Committee, I am pleased to announce that we have agreed to allocate additional resources to the State House, with the goal of further empowering these initiatives."