Chinese Sayings ( 10 - 20 of 38 )
The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.
The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.
To talk much and arrive nowhere is the same as climbing a tree to catch a fish.
To talk much and arrive nowhere is the same as climbing a tree to catch a fish.
Reunion after long separation is even better than one's wedding night.
Reunion after long separation is even better than one's wedding night.
Deal with the faults of others as gently as with your own.
Deal with the faults of others as gently as with your own.
No one knows how difficult anything is until he has tried to do it.
No one knows how difficult anything is until he has tried to do it.
It is easy to avoid an arrow shot in one's sight; but hard to escape one aimed in secret.
It is easy to avoid an arrow shot in one's sight; but hard to escape one aimed in secret.
Happiness, long life, and health, are the common desire of most men.
Happiness, long life, and health, are the common desire of most men.
Clever men are sometimes the dupes of their own cleverness.
Clever men are sometimes the dupes of their own cleverness.
The second best times tend to be more difficult.
The second best times tend to be more difficult.
Just as tall trees are known by their shadows, so can good men be known by their enemies.
Just as tall trees are known by their shadows, so can good men be known by their enemies.
