Q: prov: knowledge is one of the most valuable possessions of a man
A: knowledge is power

Q: prov: all is good that supports a good cause
A: the end justifies the means

Q: prov: before you are dead there is always a chance
A: while there's life, there's hope

Q: prov: a desperate search for happiness will only bring you more unhappiness (Henry Sidgwick: hedonistic paradox)
A: seeking happiness is a straight way to misery

Q: prov: Helping others is a formula for a happy life
A: The secret of living is giving

Q: prov: it is better to do sth late than not to do it at all
A: better late than never

Q: prov: a clever person can understand a hint without explanation
A: a word is enough to the wise

Q: prov: Reading a lot is a key to long-term success and leadership
A: Leaders are readers

Q: prov: Being good for other people is more important than having a good position
A: It is nice to be important, but it is more important to be nice

Q: prov: everything seems to be difficult before you learn it
A: all things are difficult before they are easy

Q: prov: Judge yourself by your daily drive towards the goal and not by the arrival at the goal itself (or by a possible failure)
A: A man is happy of what makes his day; not of his goals.

Q: prov: stolen goods will never bring profit or satisfaction
A: ill-gotten gains never prosper

Q: prov: do not deny being great; you are not to judge upon yourself
A: the greatness lies in the eyes of those who see it

Q: prov: Doing a good thing is nothing to be praised for
A: A good deed is its own reward

Q: prov: one should not be curious
A: curiosity killed the cat

Q: prov: the job of a manager is to make sure that business goes well; and nothing else
A: the business of business is business

Q: prov: it is foolish to repeat one's mistakes
A: there is no fool like an old fool

Q: prov: Successful people see goals and forget about their own happiness (Tony Robbins)
A: Happily achieve (instead of achieving to be happy)!

Q: prov: derog: Happiness is more important than rationalism! (for some people)
A: Better be happy than wise!

Q: prov: Treat others the way you would like them to treat you!
A: Do as you would be done by!

Q: prov: dishonest people believe that other people are dishonest too
A: ill doers are ill deemers

Q: prov: There are no questions that cannot be asked. (Oscar Wilde)
A: Questions are never indiscreet, answers sometimes are

Q: prov: nothing lasts forever
A: all things come to an end / everything has an end

Q: prov: It is more difficult to appreciate that what we already have
A: You won't/can't taste it till you miss it

Q: the happiest man is the one who makes others happy (prov)
A: the secret of living is giving

Q: prov: It is sensible to know history.
A: Those who don't known the past are doomed to repeat it.

Q: prov: doing things fast affects the quality and the overall workload
A: more haste, less speed

Q: De gustibus non est disputandum. (prov Lat)
A: There is no accounting for tastes.

Q: prov: the world is composed of good and bad people and we must live with it
A: it takes all sorts to make a world

Q: prov: if you can't help it you better put up with it
A: if you can't cure it you must endure it
