Chinese Proverbs

I was angered, for I had no shoes. Then I met a man who had no feet.
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He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.
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Blessings do not come in pairs; misfortunes never come singly.
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Give a man a fish, and you feed him a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.
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It is not the knowing that is difficult,
but the doing.
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A bad word whispered will echo a hundred miles. Chinese Proverb

The wise adapt themselves to circumstances, as water moulds itself to the pitcher.
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The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.
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Talk does not cook rice.
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A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
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Life is partly what we make it, and partly what it is made by the friends whom we choose.
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Small men think they are small; great men never know they are great.
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Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
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Raise your sail one foot and you get ten feet of wind.
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Don't open a shop unless you like to smile.
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Deep doubts, deep wisdom; small doubts, little wisdom.
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A bit of fragrance clings to the hand that gives flowers.
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A man without a smiling face must not open shop.
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Dig the well before you are thirsty.
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Be not afraid of going slowly; be afraid only of standing still.
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Do not anxiously hope for that which is not yet come; do not vainly regret what is already past.
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If your strength is small, don't carry heavy burdens. If your words are worthless, don't give advice.
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Experience is a comb which nature gives us when we are bald.
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A nation's treasure is in its scholars.
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In the midst of great joy, do not promise anyone anything. In the midst of great anger, do not answer anyone 's letter.
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When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other.
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Only he that has traveled the road knows where the holes are deep.
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A book is like a garden carried in the pocket.
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If you don't want anyone to know, don't do it.
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When you drink the water, remember the spring.
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Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere.
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The palest ink is better than the best memory.
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Grow a tree for ten years; grow men for a hundred.
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A child's life is like a piece of paper on which every person leaves a mark.
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To know the road ahead, ask those coming back.
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Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it.
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