Chinese Proverbs

To open a shop is easy, to keep it open is an art

To open a shop is easy, to keep it open is an art

If a man fools me once, shame on him. If he fools me twice, shame on me.

If a man fools me once, shame on him. If he fools me twice, shame on me.

Pleasure for one hour, a bottle of wine. Pleasure for one year a marriage; but pleasure for a lifetime, a read more

Pleasure for one hour, a bottle of wine. Pleasure for one year a marriage; but pleasure for a lifetime, a garden.

Think of your own faults the first part of the night when you are awake, and the faults of others read more

Think of your own faults the first part of the night when you are awake, and the faults of others the latter part of the night when you are asleep

Patience is power; with time and patience the mulberry leaf becomes silk.

Patience is power; with time and patience the mulberry leaf becomes silk.