Chinese proverb
60 quotes
Biography
Many Chinese proverbs exist, some of which have entered English in forms that are of varying degrees of faithfulness. A notable example is "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step", from the Dao De Jing, ascribed to Laozi.
"Talk doesn't cook rice."
"If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape one hundred days of sorrow."
"People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it."
"A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials."
"He who deliberates fully before taking a step will spend his entire life on one leg."
"A single conversation across the table with a wise person is worth a months study of books."
"Married couples who love each other tell each other a thousand things without talking."
"Keep a green tree alive in your heart, and a songbird may come to sing there."
"Man's heart is never satisfied the snake would swallow the elephant."
"Words are mere bubbles of water but deeds are drops of gold."
"Always take an emergency leisurely."
"Make happy those who are near and those who are far will come."
"Teachers open doors, but you must enter by yourself."
"If you are in the business of revenge, then you better dig two graves."
"He who is afraid of suffering, is already suffering fear. Out of fear, true creativity is blocked."
"It is easier to visit friends than to live with them."
"Happiness is not a horse you cannot harness it."
"Make happy those who are near and those who are far will come."
"Make happy those who are near and those who are far will come."
"Make happy those who are near and those who are far will come."
"Make happy those who are near and those who are far will come."
"People in the West are always getting ready to live."
"He that is afraid to shake the dice will never throw a six."
"To be uncertain is to be uncomfortable but to be certain is to be ridiculous."
"You have two lives the second one begins when you realize you only have one"