Chinese ProverbsBe 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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Chinese Proverb  A little impatience will spoil great plans. Chinese Proverb A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Chinese Proverb If you bow at all, bow low. Chinese Proverb A smile will gain you ten more years of life. Chinese Proverb A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. Chinese Proverb  A book holds a house of gold. Chinese Proverb Talk does not cook rice. Chinese Proverb Experience is a comb which nature gives us when we are bald. Chinese Proverb Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still. Chinese Proverb Behave toward everyone as if receiving a guest. Chinese Proverb A fall into a ditch makes you wiser. Chinese Proverb  Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without one. Chinese Proverb He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever. Chinese Proverb An inch of time is an inch of gold but you can't buy that inch of time with an inch of gold. Chinese Proverb A closed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood Chinese Proverb  Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. Chinese Proverb A needle is not sharp at both ends. Chinese Proverb Even a hare will bite when it is cornered. Chinese Proverb Habits are cobwebs at first; cables at last. Chinese Proverb The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is today. Chinese Proverb In a group of many words, there is bound to be a mistake somewhere in them. Chinese Proverb  Govern a family as you would cook a small fish - very gently. Chinese Proverb Patience is a bitter plant, but its fruit is sweet. Chinese Proverb Listening well is as powerful as talking well, and is also as essential to true conversation. Chinese Proverb Two good talkers are not worth one good listener. Chinese Proverb A hundred no's are less agonizing than one insincere yes. Chinese Proverb He who cheats the earth will be cheated by the earth. Chinese Proverb  Only one who can swallow an insult is a man. Chinese Proverb One beam, no matter how big, cannot support an entire house on its own. Chinese Proverb Better the cottage where one is merry than the palace where one weeps. Chinese Proverb Distant water does not put out a nearby fire. Chinese Proverb The more acquaintances you have, the less you know them. Chinese Proverb He who thinks too much about every step he takes will always stay on one leg. Chinese Proverb  All things change, and we change with them. Chinese Proverb There are two kinds of perfect people: those who are dead, and those who have not been born yet. Chinese Proverb |
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