Chinese Proverbs ( 10 of 105 )
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
Enough shovels of earth -- a mountain. Enough pails of water -- a river.
Enough shovels of earth -- a mountain. Enough pails of water -- a river.
With true friends . . . even water drunk together is sweet enough.
With true friends . . . even water drunk together is sweet enough.
Give a man a fish, and he'll eat for a day. Teach him how to fish and he'll eat forever.
Give a man a fish, and he'll eat for a day. Teach him how to fish and he'll eat forever.
Children are natural mimics who act like their parents despite every effort to teach them good manners
Children are natural mimics who act like their parents despite every effort to teach them good manners
Medicine can only cure curable diseases, and then not always.
Medicine can only cure curable diseases, and then not always.
Politeness wins the confidence of princes
Politeness wins the confidence of princes
Deep doubts, deep wisdom; small doubts, little wisdom.
Deep doubts, deep wisdom; small doubts, little wisdom.
The woman who tells her age is either too young to have anything to lose or too old to have read more
The woman who tells her age is either too young to have anything to lose or too old to have anything to gain
The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their right names.
The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their right names.
