Chinese proverb Quotes and Quotations
A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. Beat your child once a day. If you don't know why, he does. Make happy those who are near, and those who are far will come. If heaven made him, earth can find some use for him. People in the West are always getting ready to live. Married couples who love each other tell each other a thousand things without talking. The palest ink is better than the best memory. One dog barks at something, the rest bark at him. With time and patience the mulberry leaf becomes a silk gown. When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one. and a lily with the other. Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand. To be uncertain is to be uncomfortable, but to be certain is to be ridiculous. If you don't want anyone to know it, don't do it. Happiness is not a horse, you cannot harness it. A bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives you roses. Make happy those who are near, and those who are far will come. With happiness comes intelligence to the heart. Misfortune comes to all men. Man's heart is never satisfied; the snake would swallow the elephant. Misfortunes come to all men. It is easier to visit friends than to live with them. Do not remove a fly from your friend's forehead with a hatchet. Blame yourself if you have no branches or leaves; don't accuse the sun of partiality. Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still. If a man plants melons he will reap melons; if he sows beans, he will reap beans. The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it. A man's fortune must first be changed from within. If Heaven made him, earth can find some use for him. One cannot manage too many affairs: like pumpkins in the water, one pops up while you try to hold down the other. Never try to catch two frogs with one hand. He that is afraid to shake the dice will never throw a six. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step. The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones. Words are mere bubbles of water, but deeds are drops of gold. He who deliberates fully before taking a step will spend his entire life on one leg. A bird can roost but on one branch. A mouse can drink no more than its fill from a river. It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step. Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me. Always take an emergency leisurely. Don't curse the darkness - light a candle. With true friends . . . even water drunk together is sweet enough. Behind an able man there are always other able men. Never answer a letter while you are angry. Blessings never come in pairs; misfortunes never come alone. Better be too credulous than too skeptical Make happy those who are near, and those who are far will come. It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. Make happy those who are near, and those who are far will come. It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. Make happy those who are near, and those who are far will come. It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. Make happy those who are near, and those who are far will come. It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. Make happy those who are near, and those who are far will come. It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. Make happy those who are near, and those who are far will come. It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. Make happy those who are near, and those who are far will come. It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. Make happy those who are near, and those who are far will come. It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
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