Chinese Proverbs
ANGER & WAR
* The man who strikes first admits that his ideas have given out.
* He who cannot agree with his enemies is controlled by them.
* The greatest victory, is the battle not fought.
* The best soldiers are not warlike.
* If you are patient in a moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.
* I was angered, for I had no shoes. Then I met a man who had no feet.
* The more you sweat in Peacetime, The less you bleed during War.
* Of all the thirty-six alternatives, running away is best.
* A young branch takes on all the bends that one gives it.
* Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.
* One never needs their humor as much a when they argue with a fool.
* He who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount.
LEARNING & WISDOM
* Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself.
* To teach is to learn.
* A closed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.
* The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their right names.
* The pine stays green in winter...Wisdom in hardship.
* Those who do not read are no better off than those who cannot.
* If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words.
* He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.
* Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere.
* Experience is a comb which nature gives to men when they are bald.
* With time and patience the mulberry leaf becomes a silk gown.
* Man who waits for roast duck to fly into mouth must wait very, very long time.
* A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion.
* The wise adapt themselves to circumstances, as water moulds itself to the pitcher.
* A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.
* When a finger points at the moon, the imbecile looks at the finger.
* Take a second look... It costs you nothing.
* The tongue like a sharp knife...Kills without drawing blood.
* It is not the knowing that is difficult, but the doing.
* Laws control the lesser man... Right conduct controls the greater one.
* Deal with the faults of others as gently as with your own.
RELATIONSHIPS, TEAMWORK & GOVERNMENT
* With money you are a dragon; with no money, a worm.
* Love your neighbors, but don't pull down the fence.
* Make happy those who are near, and those who are far will come.
* Enjoy yourself. It's later than you think.
* Behind every able man, there are always other able men.
* If there is light in the soul, there will be beauty in the person.
* If there is beauty in the person, there will be harmony in the house.
* If there is harmony in the house, there will be order in the nation.
* If there is order in the nation, there will be peace in the world.
* A needle is not sharp at both ends.
* Great souls have wills; feeble ones have only wishes.
* Never do anything standing that you can do sitting, or anything sitting that you can do lying down.
* If a man does only what is required of him, he is a slave. If a man does more than is required of him, he is a free man.
* Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking.
* If you must play, decide on three things at the start: the rules of he game, the stakes, and the quitting time.
* Men in the game are blind to what men looking on see clearly.
* Govern a family as you would cook a small fish -- very gently.
* Those who say it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it.
* A hundred men may make an encampment, but it takes a woman to make a home.
* A man without a smiling face must not open shop.
* To open a shop is easy, to keep it open is an art.
* Virtue never dwells alone; it always has neighbours.
* Small men think they are small; great men never know they are great.
* One man will carry two buckets of water for his own use,
* Two men will carry one for their joint use;
* Three men will carry none for anybody's use.
PLANNING & LUCK
* The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago.
* The second best time, is today.
* If luck comes, who comes not? If luck comes not, who comes?
* If you want happiness for an hour--take a nap.
* If you want happiness for a day-- go fishing.
* If you want happiness for a month--get married.
* If you want happiness for a year--inherit a fortune.
* If you want happiness for a lifetime--help someone else.
* When planning for a year, plant corn.
* When planning for a decade, plant trees.
* When planning for life, train and educate people.
* If you want 1 year of prosperity, grow grain.
* If you want 10 years of prosperity, grow trees.
* If you want 100 years of prosperity, grow people.
* It is not necessary to light a candle to the sun.
* Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
* Be not afraid of going slowly, be afraid only of standing still.
* The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying a way small stones.
* Climb mountains to see lowlands.
* A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
* When you want to test the depths of a stream, don't use both feet.
* Enough shovels of earth -- a mountain. Enough pails of water -- a river.
* Men trip not on mountains they trip on molehills.
* There are many paths to the top of the mountain, but the view is always the same.
* Give a man a fish, and you feed him a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.
* A dog in a kennel barks at his fleas; a dog hunting does not notice them.
* The faintest ink is more powerful than the strongest memory.
* If you want to know your past - look into your present conditions. If you want to know your future - look into your present actions.
ANGER & WAR
* The man who strikes first admits that his ideas have given out.
* He who cannot agree with his enemies is controlled by them.
* The greatest victory, is the battle not fought.
* The best soldiers are not warlike.
* If you are patient in a moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.
* I was angered, for I had no shoes. Then I met a man who had no feet.
* The more you sweat in Peacetime, The less you bleed during War.
* Of all the thirty-six alternatives, running away is best.
* A young branch takes on all the bends that one gives it.
* Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.
* One never needs their humor as much a when they argue with a fool.
* He who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount.
LEARNING & WISDOM
* Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself.
* To teach is to learn.
* A closed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.
* The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their right names.
* The pine stays green in winter...Wisdom in hardship.
* Those who do not read are no better off than those who cannot.
* If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words.
* He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.
* Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere.
* Experience is a comb which nature gives to men when they are bald.
* With time and patience the mulberry leaf becomes a silk gown.
* Man who waits for roast duck to fly into mouth must wait very, very long time.
* A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion.
* The wise adapt themselves to circumstances, as water moulds itself to the pitcher.
* A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.
* When a finger points at the moon, the imbecile looks at the finger.
* Take a second look... It costs you nothing.
* The tongue like a sharp knife...Kills without drawing blood.
* It is not the knowing that is difficult, but the doing.
* Laws control the lesser man... Right conduct controls the greater one.
* Deal with the faults of others as gently as with your own.
RELATIONSHIPS, TEAMWORK & GOVERNMENT
* With money you are a dragon; with no money, a worm.
* Love your neighbors, but don't pull down the fence.
* Make happy those who are near, and those who are far will come.
* Enjoy yourself. It's later than you think.
* Behind every able man, there are always other able men.
* If there is light in the soul, there will be beauty in the person.
* If there is beauty in the person, there will be harmony in the house.
* If there is harmony in the house, there will be order in the nation.
* If there is order in the nation, there will be peace in the world.
* A needle is not sharp at both ends.
* Great souls have wills; feeble ones have only wishes.
* Never do anything standing that you can do sitting, or anything sitting that you can do lying down.
* If a man does only what is required of him, he is a slave. If a man does more than is required of him, he is a free man.
* Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking.
* If you must play, decide on three things at the start: the rules of he game, the stakes, and the quitting time.
* Men in the game are blind to what men looking on see clearly.
* Govern a family as you would cook a small fish -- very gently.
* Those who say it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it.
* A hundred men may make an encampment, but it takes a woman to make a home.
* A man without a smiling face must not open shop.
* To open a shop is easy, to keep it open is an art.
* Virtue never dwells alone; it always has neighbours.
* Small men think they are small; great men never know they are great.
* One man will carry two buckets of water for his own use,
* Two men will carry one for their joint use;
* Three men will carry none for anybody's use.
PLANNING & LUCK
* The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago.
* The second best time, is today.
* If luck comes, who comes not? If luck comes not, who comes?
* If you want happiness for an hour--take a nap.
* If you want happiness for a day-- go fishing.
* If you want happiness for a month--get married.
* If you want happiness for a year--inherit a fortune.
* If you want happiness for a lifetime--help someone else.
* When planning for a year, plant corn.
* When planning for a decade, plant trees.
* When planning for life, train and educate people.
* If you want 1 year of prosperity, grow grain.
* If you want 10 years of prosperity, grow trees.
* If you want 100 years of prosperity, grow people.
* It is not necessary to light a candle to the sun.
* Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
* Be not afraid of going slowly, be afraid only of standing still.
* The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying a way small stones.
* Climb mountains to see lowlands.
* A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
* When you want to test the depths of a stream, don't use both feet.
* Enough shovels of earth -- a mountain. Enough pails of water -- a river.
* Men trip not on mountains they trip on molehills.
* There are many paths to the top of the mountain, but the view is always the same.
* Give a man a fish, and you feed him a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.
* A dog in a kennel barks at his fleas; a dog hunting does not notice them.
* The faintest ink is more powerful than the strongest memory.
* If you want to know your past - look into your present conditions. If you want to know your future - look into your present actions.
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