Chinese Proverbs (1813 Proverbs)
- Every man assumes the colors of his surroundings.
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- Empty the clear path to heaven, crowded the dark road to hell.
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- Don't use oiled paper to wrap up fire.
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- Do not have each foot on a different boat.
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- Despise not a small wound or a poor kinsman.
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- Cheap things are not good, good things are not cheap.
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- Better a dinner of herbs than a stalled ox where hate is.
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- Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.
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- Although there exist many thousands of subjects for elegant conversation, there are persons who cannot meet a cripple without talking about feet.
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- A wise man takes his own decisions; the ignorant goes with the crowd.
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- A single untried popular remedy often throws the scientific doctor into hysterics.
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- A moment of patience can prevent a great disaster and a moment of impatience can ruin a whole life.
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- A maker of idols is never an idolater.
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- A girl that blushes too much, knows too much.
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- A dog in desperation will leap over a wall.
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- A chicken is hatched even from such a well-sealed thing as an egg.
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- Don't expect from others what you can't promise them yourself.
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- Friend, do not try to borrow combs from shaven monks.
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- Every letter must be chewed before you can refresh yourself with its juice.
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- Eighteen daughters beautiful as goddesses are not as good as one crippled son.
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- Don't try to make predictions -- especially those concerning the future.
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- Do not forget little kindnesses and do not remember small faults.
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- Despise learning and make everyone pay for your ignorance.
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- Careless rat chewing on a cat's tail: beware lightning!.
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- Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.
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- Be not afraid of going slowly, be afraid only of standing still.
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- Alms given openly will be rewarded in secret.
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- A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion.
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- A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study.
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- A mans greatest shortcoming is that he neglects his own field and weeds that of others.
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- A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
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- A girl receives, a widow takes her husband.
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- A dog in a kennel barks at his fleas -- a hunting dog does not feel them.
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- A bridle for the tongue is a necessary piece of furniture.
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- The tongue can paint what the eye can't see.
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- The rose has thorns only for those who would gather it.
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- The palace leads to fame, the market to fortune, and loneliness to wisdom.
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- The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.
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- The itch that gives someone skill is difficult to scratch.
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- The flowers in your garden don't smell as sweet as those in the wild, but they last much longer.
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- The door to virtue is heavy and hard to open.
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- The best kind of closed door is the one you can leave unlocked.
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- Sow much, reap much; sow little, reap little.
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- Shadows are formed all along the wishes of the sun.
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- Priests return to the temple, merchants to the shop.
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- Patience and the mulberry leaf become a silk robe.
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- One monk shoulders water by himself; two can still share the labor among them. When it comes to three, they have to go thirsty.
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- On entering a country, ask what is forbidden, on entering a village, ask what are the customs, on entering a private house, ask what should not be mentioned.
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- No matter how tall the mountain, it cannot block out the sun.
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- Nature, time and patience are the three great physicians.
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- Man must be sharpened on man, like knife on stone.
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- Listen to all, plucking a feather from every passing goose, but, follow no one absolutely.
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- Last night I made a thousand plans, but this morning I went my old way.
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- It's not that the well is too deep, but rather the rope is too short.
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- It is easier to visit your friends than to live with them.
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- In the presence of princes the cleverest jester is mute.
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- If you want your children to enjoy a quiet life let them suffer a little hunger and a little cold.
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- If you don't scale the mountain, you can't view the plain.
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- If you always give, you will always have.
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- If I keep a green bough in my heart, the singing bird will come.
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- How can you expect to find ivory in a dog's mouth?
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- He who seeks revenge should remember to dig two graves.
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- He who has never been cheated, cannot be a good businessman.
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- He who asks a question may be a fool for five minutes; he who asks no questions stays a fool forever.
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- Happy is the man who knows he's happy.
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- Gold has its price; learning is beyond price.
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- The winds of the heavens shift suddenly; so does human fate.
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- The rich man plans for tomorrow, the poor man for today.
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- The only thing that was missing at the rich man's funeral was mourners.
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- The man who is not destined to die will be cured by medicine.
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- The human heart is never satisfied, just like the snake that wants to swallow an elephant.
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- The flatterer makes you climb up a tree then takes the ladder away.
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- The diamond cannot be polished without friction, nor the man perfected without trials.
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- The best doctors are Dr. Diet, Dr, Quiet, and Dr. Merryman.
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- Sour, sweet, bitter, pungent, all must be tasted.
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- Settling a dispute through the law is like losing a cow for the sake of a cat.
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- Present to the eye, present to the mind.
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- Parents who are afraid to put their foot down usually have children who step on their toes.
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- One moment's error becomes a lifetime of sadness.
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- Often one finds one's destiny just where one hides to avoid it.
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