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75 Chinese Proverbs
Be inspired by this collection of Chinese Proverbs. These sayings are short
but memorable proverbs and sayings that have stood the test of time.
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A crisis is an opportunity riding the dangerous wind.
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It's better to be without a book than to believe a book entirely.
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A little impatience will spoil great plans.
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A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
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If you bow at all, bow low.
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A smile will gain you ten more years of life.
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A bird does not sing because it has an answer.
It sings because it has a song.
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A book holds a house of gold.
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Talk does not cook rice.
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A man who cannot tolerate small misfortunes can never accomplish great things.
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Experience is a comb which nature gives us when we are bald.
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Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.
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Behave toward everyone as if receiving a guest.
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A fall into a ditch makes you wiser.
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Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without one.
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He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.
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An inch of time is an inch of gold but you can't buy that inch of time with an inch of gold.
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A closed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood
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Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
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A needle is not sharp at both ends.
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Even a hare will bite when it is cornered.
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Habits are cobwebs at first; cables at last.
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The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is today.
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In a group of many words, there is bound to be a mistake somewhere in them.
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Govern a family as you would cook a small fish - very gently.
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Patience is a bitter plant, but its fruit is sweet.
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Listening well is as powerful as talking well, and is also as essential to true conversation.
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Two good talkers are not worth one good listener.
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A hundred no's are less agonizing than one insincere yes.
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He who cheats the earth will be cheated by the earth.
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Only one who can swallow an insult is a man.
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One beam, no matter how big, cannot support an entire house on its own.
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Better the cottage where one is merry than the palace where one weeps.
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Distant water does not put out a nearby fire.
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The more acquaintances you have, the less you know them.
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He who thinks too much about every step he takes will always stay on one leg.
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All things change, and we change with them.
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If you want to find out about the road ahead, then ask about it from those
coming back.
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Genius can be recognized by its childish simplicity.
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There are two kinds of perfect people: those who are dead,
and those who have not been born yet.
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