Chinese proverbs

Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll understand.
Chinese proverb

One who refuses to look ahead will remain behind.
Chinese proverb

If your mind is strong, all difficult things will become easy;
if your mind is weak, all easy things will become difficult.
Chinese proverb

He who has no coin has no power.
Chinese proverb

The hand that gives is greater than the hand that takes.
Chinese proverb

When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily
with the other.
Chinese proverb

With happiness comes wisdom into the heart.
Chinese proverb

One who is wise in strategy carries an army in his mind.
Chinese proverb

Giving your son a skill is better than giving him one thousand pieces of gold.
Chinese proverb

Compromise is always a temporary achievement.
Chinese proverb

Tenacity and adversity are old foes.
Chinese proverb

Do not hope to reach a destination without leaving the shore.
Chinese proverb

Be slow to promise but quick to perform.
Chinese proverb

Nobody's family can hang up the sign: "Nothing the matter here."
Chinese proverb

A dragon stranded in a shallow water furnishes amusement for the shrimps.
Chinese proverb

Better to drink the weak tea of a friend than the sweet wine of an enemy.
Chinese proverb

Those who are prospering do not argue about taxes.
Chinese proverb

The two words, peace and tranquility, are worth a thousand pieces of gold.
Chinese proverb

Always treat your friends as when you first met them; then in old age you will have no
hatred in your heart.
Chinese proverb

A spark can start a fire that burns the entire prairie.
Chinese proverb

Be the master of your money, not its slave.
Chinese proverb

Riding a mule while looking for a horse.
Chinese proverb

Concealed talents benefit no one.
Chinese proverb

Only time and effort bring proficiency.
Chinese proverb

Do not profit from the misfortune of others.
Chinese proverb

Learning without thought is opportunity lost.
Chinese proverb

The small man thinks that small acts of goodness are of no benefit - and does not do them;
and that small deeds of evil do not harm - and does not abstain from them.
Chinese proverb

Experience is a comb that we receive just when we are going bald.
Chinese proverb

If you want your children to have a quiet life, let them always be a little hungry and cold.
Chinese proverb

Think before you speak, and do not speak all that you think.
Chinese proverb

When times are easy we do not burn incense, but when trouble comes we embrace the feet
of the Buddha.
Chinese proverb

Love, anger and money betray themselves.
Chinese proverb

If Heaven creates a man, there must be some use for him.
Chinese proverb

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