A book tightly shut is but a block of paper.
More Chinese Proverbs:
Who is not satisfied with himself will grow; who is not sure of his own correctness will learn many things.Chinese
You can live with tea and cold rice but not with cold words.
Chinese
Your fingers can't be of the same length.
Chinese
A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom.
Chinese
Leave a bit of the tail to whisk off flies.
Chinese
If you would be happy for a week, take a wife; if you would be happy for a month, kill a pig; but if you would be happy all your life, plant a garden.
Chinese