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]
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A bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives you roses.
[Happiness]
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A book is like a garden carried in the pocket.
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A hundred men may make an encampment, but it takes a woman to make a home.
[Home]
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A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.
[Time]
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A man's fortune must first be changed from within.
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A single conversation across the table with a wise man is worth a month's study of books.
[Conversation]
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Always take an emergency leisurely.
[Events]
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Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.
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Beat your child once a day. If you don't know why, he does.
[Children]
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Behind an able man there are always other able men.
[Ability]
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Better be too credulous than too skeptical
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Blame yourself if you have no branches or leaves; don't accuse the sun of partiality.
[Self Reliance]
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Blessings never come in pairs; misfortunes never come alone.
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Do not fear going forward slowly; fear only to stand still.
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Do not remove a fly from your friend's forehead with a hatchet.
[Friendship]
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Don't curse the darkness - light a candle.
[Events]
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Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.
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Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
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Going to law is losing a cow for the sake of a cat.
[Law]
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