CHINESE PROVERBS

 "A closed mind is like a closed book just a block of wood." ~Chinese Proverb

"A diamond with a flaw is better than a common stone that is perfect." Chinese Proverb

"A friendship is like a cup of tea. It must be clear and transparent, and I've must be able to see to the bottom." ~Chinese Proverb

"A great fortune depends on luck, a small one on diligence." ~Chinese Proverb

"A moment of patience can prevent a lifetime of illness." ~Chinese Proverbs 

"A hundred men may make an encampment, but it takes a woman to make a home." ~Chinese Proverb

"A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world; but very few real friends." ~Chinese Proverb

"A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study." ~Chinese Proverb

"A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom." ~Chinese Proverb

"A well-known friend is a treasure." ~Chinese Proverb

"A wise man makes his own decisions; an ignorant man follows public opinions." ~Chinese Proverb

"An invisible red thread connects those who are destined to meet,  regardless of time, place,  or circumstance.  The thread may stretch or  tangle, but will never break." ~An old Chinese belief

"An old man in love is like a flower in winter." ~Chinese Proverb

"Adorn your mind with knowledge, not your body with jewels." ~Chinese Proverb

"Be like the bamboo. The higher you grow the deeper you bow." ~Chinese Proverb

"Be not afraid of growing slowly; be afraid only of standing still." ~ Chinese Proverb

"Beauty is the wisdom of women. Wisdom is the beauty of men." ~Chinese Proverb

"Behind every able man, there are always other able men." ~Chinese Proverb

"Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without one." ~Chinese proverb

"Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness" ~Chinese Proverb

"Control your emotions or they will control you." ~Chinese Proverb

"Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking." ~Chinese Proverb

"Deal with the faults of others as gently as with your own." ~Chinese Proverb

"Deep doubts, deep wisdom; small doubts, little wisdom." ~Chinese Proverb

“Do not be afraid of moving slowly. Be afraid of standing still.” ~Chinese Proverb

"Don't let your yesterday use up too much of today." ~Chinese Proverbs

 "Don't use your chopsticks like lost children wandering around." ~Chinese Proverb 

"Drink tea and forget the world's noises." ~Chinese Proverb

"Every smile makes you a day younger. " ~Chinese Proverb

"Failure is not falling down but refusing to get up." ~Chinese Proverb

"Forethought is easy, repentance hard." ~Chinese Proverb

"Four things come not back: the spoken word, the spent arrow, the past life, and the neglected opportunity." ~CP

"Give a man a fish, and he'll eat for a day. Teach him how to fish and he'll eat forever." ~Chinese Proverb

"Going beyond is as bad as falling short." ~Chinese Proverb

“Gold cannot be pure, and people cannot be perfect.” ~Chinese Proverb

"Gold is valuable, Jade is priceless" 

~Chinese Proverb

"Great men never feel great; small men never feel small." ~Chinese Proverb

"Great souls have wills; feeble ones have only wishes." ~Chinese Proverb

"Guessing is cheap; guessing wrong is expensive." ~Chinese Proverb

"Habits are cobwebs at first; cables at last." ~Chinese Proverb

"He who asks the question is a fool for a minute; he who does not is a fool forever." ~Chinese Proverbs

"He who blames others has a long way to go on his journey.
He who blames himself is halfway there.
He who blames no one has arrived."
~Chinese Proverbs

"He who can bear the shame of a nation is fit to lead it." ~An Oriental Proverb

"He who cannot agree with his enemies is controlled by them." ~Chinese Proverb

"He who could foresee affairs three days in advance would be rich for thousands of years." ~Chinese Proverb

"Heaven has a road, but no one travels it; Hell has no gate but men will dig to get there." ~Chinese Proverb

"Heaven lent you a soul; Earth will lend a grave." ~Chinese Proverb

"If a family has an old person in it, it possesses a jewel." ~Chinese Proverb

"If heaven drops a date, open your mouth." ~Chinese Proverb

"If there is light in the soul,there will be beauty in the person." ~Chinese Proverb

"If there is righteousness in the heart, there will be beauty in the character;
If there is beauty in the character, there will be harmony in the home;
If there is harmony in the home, there will be order in the nation;
When there is order in each nation, there will be peace in the world."
~Old Chinese Proverb

"If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow." ~Chinese Proverbs

"If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people." ~Chinese Proverb

"If you don't know how to smile, don't open a shop." ~Chinese Proverb   

"If you don't seek death, you will not die." ~Chinese Proverb (cited by Meng Fei on You Are The One)

"If you must play, decide upon three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time." ~Chinese Proverb

"If you stand straight, do not fear a crooked shadow." ~Chinese Proverb

"If you want happiness for an hour, take a nap.
If you want happiness for a day, go fishing.
If you want happiness for a year, inherit a fortune.
If you want happiness for a lifetime, help someone else.
If you want happiness for a lifetime—help the next generation.”
~Chinese Proverb

"If your strength is small, don't carry heavy burdens. If your words are worthless, don't give advice." ~Chinese Proverb

"In a broken nest there are few whole eggs." ~Chinese Proverbs

"In the midst of great joy, do not promise anyone anything. In the midst of great anger, do not answer anyone 's letter." ~Chinese Proverb

"Insanity is doing the same thing in the same way and expecting a different outcome." !Chinese Proverb

"It is easy to ride a tiger, but how to dismount without being devoured is the puzzle." ~Chinese Proverb

""It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness." ~Chinese Proverb

"It takes bitter medicine to cure a disease properly, and it takes blunt advice to put us on the right track." ~Chinese Proverbs

"Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps a singing bird will come." ~Chinese Proverb

"Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere." ~Chinese Proverb

"Learning is like rowing upstream: not to advance is to drop back." ~Chinese Proverb

"Love and fragrance cannot be hidden." ~Chinese Proverb

"Love is not about possession, it's all about appreciation." ~Chinese Proverb

"Medicine can only cure curable diseases, and then not always." ~Chinese Proverb

"Nature, time and patience are the three great physicians." ~Chinese Proverb

"Never write a letter while you are angry." ~Chinese Proverb

"Of all the thirty-six alternatives, running away is best." ~Chinese Proverb

"One joy scatters a hundred griefs." ~Chinese Proverb

"One moment of patience may ward off   great disaster. One moment of impatience may ruin a whole life." ~Chinese Proverb 

"Outside noisy, inside empty." ~Chinese Proverb

"Parents who are afraid to put their foot down usually have children who step on their toes." ~Chinese Proverb

"Patience and the mulberry leaf becomes a silk gown." ~Chinese Proverb

"Patience is power; with time and patience the mulberry becomes silk." ~Chinese Proverb

"Pearls don't lie on the seashore. If you want one, you must dive for it." ~Chinese Proverb

"Pleasure for one hour, a bottle of wine. Pleasure for one year a marriage; but pleasure for a lifetime, a garden." ~Chinese Proverb

"Put your worries in a torn pocket." ~Chinese Proverb

  
"Quarreling is like cutting water with a sword." ~Chinese Proverb

“Read ten thousand books and travel ten thousand miles.” ~Chinese Proverb 

(Du wanjuan shu, xing wanli lu" )  

"Respect for ones parents is the highest duty of civil life." ~Chinese Proverb

"Talk doesn’t cook rice." ~Chinese Proverb

"Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll understand." ~Chinese Proverbs

"Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are." ~Chinese Proverb

"The fire you kindle for your enemy often burns yourself more than him." ~Chinese Proverb

"The flower that blooms in adversity is the rarest and most beautiful of all." ~Chinese Proverb

"The gem cannot be polished without friction, not a man perfected without trials." ~Chinese Proverb

"The journey is the reward." ~Chinese Proverb

“The longer the explanation, the bigger the lie.” ~Chinese Proverb

"The mind covers more ground than the heart but goes less far." ~Chinese Proverb

"The miracle is not to fly in the air, or to walk on the water, but to walk on the earth." ~Chinese Proverb

"The most difficult battles in life are those we fight within. " ~Chinese Proverb

“The Mountain is a Buddha, and the Buddha is a mountain.” ~Chinese Saying 

"The palest ink is better than the best memory." ~Chinese Proverb

"The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it." ~Chinese Proverb

"The secret is not to fly in the air, or to walk on the water; but to walk on the earth." ~Chinese Proverb

"The twisted tree lives its life, while the right tree ends up in planks." ~Chinese Proverb

"There are two perfectly good men, one dead, and the other unborn." ~Chinese Proverb

"There is only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it." ~Chinese Proverb

"Though the sword of justice is sharp, it will not slay the innocent." ~Chinese Proverb

"To believe in one's dreams is to spend all of one's life asleep." ~Chinese Proverb

"To know the road ahead ...ask those coming back." ~Chinese Proverb

"To read a book for the first time is to make an acquaintance with a new friend; to read it for a second time is to meet an old one." ~Chinese Proverb

"To talk much and arrive nowhere is the same as climbing a tree to catch a fish." ~Chinese Proverb

"Water is the mother of tea, a teapot its father, and fire the teacher." ~Chinese Proverb

"When planning for a year, plant corn. When planning for a decade, plant trees. When planning for life, train and educate people." ~Chinese Proverb

"When sleeping women wake, mountains move." ~Chinese Proverb

"When someone shares something of value with you and you benefit from it, you have a moral obligation to share it with others." ~Chinese Proverb

“When the winds of change blow, some people build walls and others build windmills.” -Chinese Proverb

"When you are very angry, don't go to a lawyer; when you are very hungry, don't be a poet. " ~Chinese Proverb

"Who is not satisfied with himself will grow; who is not sure of his own correctness will learn many things." ~Chinese Proverb

"With true friends, even water drunk together is sweet enough." ~Chinese Proverb

"Words are mere bubbles of water, but deeds are drops of gold." ~Chinese Proverb

"You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair." ~Chinese Proverb

"You can't stop the wind from blowing." ~Chinese Proverb

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