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1 _щедрість
the generous man receives more than he gives generosity is the flower of justice a gift long waited for is sold, not given the hand that gives, gathers it is better to give than to receive our generosity should never exceed our abilities the quickest generosity is the best there is no virtue in giving to others what is useless to oneself what is bought is cheaper a gift -
2 _щастя
call no man happy till he dies call not him the happiest who is the richest deepest happiness is for a short duration a full cup must be carried steadily happiness grows at our own firesides and is not to be picked in strangers' garden happiness in this world, when it comes, comes incidentally happiness is a habit happiness is for those who make it and not for those who search for it happiness is not perfect until it is shared happiness is to be sought not outside but within happiness takes no account of time happy is the bride that the sun shines on happy is the country which has no history happy is the man who finds wisdom and gets understanding happy is the wooing that's not long doing hidden life, happy life if you would be happy for a week take a wife; if you would be happy for a month kill a pig; but if you would be happy all your life plant a garden it's better to be happy than wise most of our happiness in this world consists in possessing what others can't get real happiness consists of peace of mind and heart sin and happiness cannot dwell together to be content with little is true happiness to be happy is to be healthy true happiness consists of making others happy when the cup of happiness overflows, disaster follows without virtue, happiness cannot be -
3 _наполегливість; терпіння; цілеспрямованість
bear and forbear constant dropping wears away a stone diligence is the mother of good luck even a worm will turn everything comes to him who knows how to wait he that can have patience can have what he will if he cannot bite, he scratches no pains, no gains patience is a flower that grows not in every garden patience is a plaster for all sores patience is a remedy for every trouble patience is a virtue patience is the key of paradise patience, time and money overcome everything Rome was not built in a day there are more ways to the wood than oneEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > _наполегливість; терпіння; цілеспрямованість
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