Colective wisdom

A good listener is a silent flatterer.
Human beings have an innate desire to be listened, but only few are good listeners. So, if you listen to someone attentively, you’ll flatter them.
After victory, tighten your helmet chord.
There is no room for complacency. Get down to work after a victory. Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, calls it Day 0 mentality.
A fool and his money are soon parted.
Fools lose money because of their foolish conduct.
A drowning man will clutch a straw.
When someone is in a difficult situation, s/he will take any available opportunity to come out of it.
A diamond with a flaw is better than a common stone that is perfect.
A rare, precious opportunity that comes with some problems is better than a regular opportunity that seems to be perfect.
Action speaks louder than words.
Action is a better reflection of one’s character than words because it’s easy to say things, but difficult to act on them and follow through.
A cat has nine lives.
Cat can survive seemingly fatal events.
Absence makes heart grow fonder.
When we’re away from loved ones, we long for their company more than in normal times.
A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.
Certainty of having something in hand is better than mere probability of having even more things.
A bad workman always blames his tools.
This proverb is used when someone blames the quality of their equipment or other external factors when they perform a task poorly.