121 Proverbs with Chinese origins
you have never done anything evil, you should not be worrying about devils to knock at your door.;
Go to proverbA bird can roost but on one branch, a mouse can drink not more than its fill from a river.;
Go to proverbA diamond with a flaw is worth more than a pebble without imperfections.;
Go to proverbA dog in a kennel barks at his fleas; a dog hunting does not notice them.;
Go to proverbA hundred men may make an encampment, but it takes a woman to make a home.;
Go to proverbA tiger never returns to his prey he did not finish off.;
Go to proverbA tree never hits an automobile except in self defense;
Go to proverbA young branch takes on all the bends that one gives it.;
Go to proverbAdd legs to the snake after you have finished drawing it.;
Go to proverbAn inch of time is an inch of gold but you can't buy that inch of time with an inch of gold.;
Go to proverbBe not afraid of going slowly; be afraid only of standing still.;
Go to proverbBe on your guard against a silent dog and still water;
Go to proverbBefore dinner, let us explore the southern plains and climb the northern mountains. After dinner, there are snakes in the southern plains and tiger in the northern mountains.;
Go to proverbBelow the navel there is neither religion nor truth;
Go to proverbBlessings do not come in pairs; misfortunes never come singly.;
Go to proverbButcher the donkey after it finished his job on the mill.;
Go to proverbBy asking for the impossible, obtain the best possible;
Go to proverbDo not lengthen the quarrel while there is an opportunity of escaping;
Go to proverbDo not remove a fly from your friend's forehead with a hatchet.;
Go to proverbEven a clock that does not work is right twice a day;
Go to proverbExperience is a comb which nature gives us when we are bald.;
Go to proverbFail to steal the chicken while it ate up your bait grain.;
Go to proverbFlowing water never goes bad; our door hubs never gather termites.;
Go to proverbGive a man a fish, and you feed him a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.;
Go to proverbGovern a family as you would cook a small fish - very gently.;
Go to proverbGovern a small family as you would cook a small fish, very gently.;
Go to proverbHe who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.;
Go to proverbHe who governs by his moral excellence may be compared to the Pole star which abides in its place while all other stars bow towards it.;
Go to proverbHe who would rise in the world should veil his ambition with the forms of humanity.;
Go to proverbI dreamed a thousand new paths... I woke and walked my old one.;
Go to proverbI was angered, for I had no shoes. Then I met a man who had no feet.;
Go to proverbIf luck comes, who comes not? If luck comes not, who comes?;
Go to proverbIf you do not study hard when young you'll end up bewailing your failures as you grow up.;
Go to proverbIf you reveal your secrets to the wind you should not blame the wind for revealing them to the trees;
Go to proverbIf you want to be respected, you must respect yourself;
Go to proverbIn times of prosperity friends will be plenty, in times of adversity not one in twenty;
Go to proverbIt is not the knowing that is difficult, but the doing.;
Go to proverbL'amour faite passer les temps. Les temps faite passer l'amour. (Love makes time pass. Time makes love pass.;
Go to proverbLearning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere.;
Go to proverbLife is partly what we make it, and partly what it is made by the friends whom we choose.;
Go to proverbMake sure to be in with your equals if you're going to fall out with your superiors;
Go to proverbMany men know how to flatter, few men know how to praise.;
Go to proverbMen in the game are blind to what men looking on see clearly.;
Go to proverbNot the cry, but the flight of the wild duck, leads the flock to fly and follow.;
Go to proverbOne man will carry two buckets of water for his own use, Two men will carry one for their joint use; Three men will carry none for anybody's use.;
Go to proverbOnly he that has traveled the road knows where the holes are deep.;
Go to proverbOnly mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the noonday sun;
Go to proverbSmall men think they are small; great men never know they are great.;
Go to proverbThe first time it is a favour, the second time a rule.;
Go to proverbThe Gods cannot help those who do not seize opportunities.;
Go to proverbThe longer the night lasts, the more our dreams will be.;
Go to proverbThe man who strikes first admits that his ideas have given out.;
Go to proverbThe unlucky doctor treats the head of a disease, the lucky doctor its tail.;
Go to proverbThe wise adapt themselves to circumstances, as water moulds itself to the pitcher.;
Go to proverbThere are many paths to the top of the mountain, but the view is always the same.;
Go to proverbTo change and change for the better are two different things;
Go to proverbTo open a shop is easy, to keep it open is an art.;
Go to proverbVirtue never dwells alone; it always has neighbours.;
Go to proverbWaiting for a rabbit to hit upon a tree and be killed in order to catch it.;
Go to proverbWe are not so much concerned if you are slow as when you come to a halt.;
Go to proverbWhen a finger points at the moon, the imbecile looks at the finger.;
Go to proverbWhen the butcher dies, do you think we shall eat our pork with the bristles on?;
Go to proverbWhere God has his church the Devil will have his chapel;
Go to proverbWhile one milks the ram, the other holds under the sieve.;
Go to proverbWith money you are a dragon; with no money, a worm.;
Go to proverbZa dvumya zaitsami pogonish'sya, ne odnogo ne poimaesh'. (If you chase two rabbits, you will not catch either one.);
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