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Chinese Proverbs Quotes


Chinese Proverbs



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A bird can roost but on one branch. A mouse can drink no more than its fill from a river.
[Concentration]

A bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives you roses.
[Happiness]

A book is like a garden carried in the pocket.

A hundred men may make an encampment, but it takes a woman to make a home.
[Home]

A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.
[Time]

A man's fortune must first be changed from within.

A single conversation across the table with a wise man is worth a month's study of books.
[Conversation]

Always take an emergency leisurely.
[Events]

Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.

Beat your child once a day. If you don't know why, he does.
[Children]

Behind an able man there are always other able men.
[Ability]

Better be too credulous than too skeptical

Blame yourself if you have no branches or leaves; don't accuse the sun of partiality.
[Self Reliance]

Blessings never come in pairs; misfortunes never come alone.

Do not fear going forward slowly; fear only to stand still.

Do not remove a fly from your friend's forehead with a hatchet.
[Friendship]

Don't curse the darkness - light a candle.
[Events]

Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.

Going to law is losing a cow for the sake of a cat.
[Law]


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