Chinese Proverbs
Chinese Proverbs carry the distilled wisdom of generations — short, sharp and endlessly quotable. Here are 16 of the finest, gathered from our proverbs collection.
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
He who blames others has a long way to go on his journey. He who blames himself is halfway there. He who blames no one has arrived.
Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself.
The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person who is doing it.
A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor a man perfected without trials.
Behind every able man there are always other able men.
He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.
He who turns in his own tracks repeatedly has found the most precious of all things: himself.
A child's life is like a piece of paper on which every person leaves a mark.
Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere.
If you want happiness for an hour, take a nap. If you want happiness for a lifetime, help somebody.
The person who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.
If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.
A book is like a garden carried in the pocket.
A diamond with a flaw is worth more than a pebble without imperfections.
A book holds a house of gold.