Compilation of chinese proverbs quotes,88 Famous and wise Chinese proverbs, sayings and quotes
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A book holds a house of gold. – chinese proverbs
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A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. – chinese proverbs
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A camel standing amidst a flock of sheep. – chinese proverbs
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A closed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood. – chinese proverbs
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A crane standing amidst a flock of chickens. – chinese proverbs
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A dish of carrot hastily cooked may still has soil uncleaned off the vegetable. – chinese proverbs
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A dog won't forsake his master because of his poverty; a son never deserts his mother for her homely appearance. – chinese proverbs
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A fall into a ditch makes you wiser. – chinese proverbs
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A good fortune may forbode a bad luck, which may in turn disguise a good fortune. – chinese proverbs
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A horse cannot gain weight if not fed with extra fodder during the night; a man cannot become wealthy without earnings apart from his regular salaries. – chinese proverbs
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A Jade stone is useless before it is processed; a man is good-for-nothing until he is educated. – chinese proverbs
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A sly rabbit will have three openings to its den. – chinese proverbs
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A smile will gain you ten more years of life. – chinese proverbs
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A tiger never returns to his prey he did not finish off. – chinese proverbs
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A weasel comes to say Happy New Year to the chickens. – chinese proverbs
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Add legs to the snake after you have finished drawing it. – chinese proverbs
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After three days without reading, talk becomes flavorless. – chinese proverbs
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Age and time do not wait for people. – chinese proverbs
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An ant may well destroy a whole dam. – chinese proverbs
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An inch of time is an inch of gold but you can't buy that inch of time with an inch of gold. – chinese proverbs
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An overcrowded chicken farm produce fewer eggs. – chinese proverbs
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Attack is the best defense. – chinese proverbs
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Bad things never walk alone. – chinese proverbs
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Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still. – chinese proverbs
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Behind an able man there are always other able men. – chinese proverbs
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Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without one. – chinese proverbs
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Better do a good deed near at home than go far away to burn incense. – chinese proverbs
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Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. – chinese proverbs
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Butcher the donkey after it finished his job on the mill. – chinese proverbs
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Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking. – chinese proverbs
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Crows everywhere are equally black. – chinese proverbs
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Dismantle the bridge shortly after crossing it. – chinese proverbs
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Distant water won't help to put out a fire close at hand. – chinese proverbs
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Distant water won't quench your immediate thirst. – chinese proverbs
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Do not employ handsome servants. – chinese proverbs
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Do not use a hatchet to remove a fly from your friend's forehead. – chinese proverbs
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Do not want others to know what you have done? Better not have done it anyways. – chinese proverbs
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Dream different dreams while on the same bed. – chinese proverbs
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Even a hare will bite when it is cornered. – chinese proverbs
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Flies never visit an egg that has no crack. – chinese proverbs
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Have a mouth as sharp as a dagger but a heart as soft as tofu. – chinese proverbs
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Have one's ears pierced only before the wedding ceremony starts. – chinese proverbs
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How can you expect to find ivory in a dog's mouth? – chinese proverbs
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How can you put out a fire set on a cart-load of firewood with only a cup of water? – chinese proverbs
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If a son is uneducated, his dad is to blame. – chinese proverbs
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If you do not study hard when young you'll end up bewailing your failures as you grow up. – chinese proverbs
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If you have never done anything evil, you should not be worrying about devils to knock at your door. – chinese proverbs
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If you want happiness for a lifetime; help someone else. – chinese proverbs
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If you want happiness for an hour; take a nap. If you want happiness for a day; go fishing. If you want happiness for a month; get married. If you want happiness for a year; inherit a fortune. – chinese proverbs
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It is easy to dodge a spear that comes in front of you but hard to keep harms away from an arrow shot from behind. – chinese proverbs
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Kill a chicken before a monkey. – chinese proverbs
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Kill one to warn a hundred. – chinese proverbs
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Lift a stone only to drop on your own feet. – chinese proverbs
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Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not. – chinese proverbs
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Mend the pen only after the sheep are all gone. – chinese proverbs
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No wind, no waves. – chinese proverbs
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Not the cry, but the flight of the wild duck, leads the flock to fly and follow. – chinese proverbs
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Not wine…men intoxicate themselves; Not vice…men entice themselves. – chinese proverbs
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Of all the strategems, to know when to quit is the best. – chinese proverbs
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Once bitten by a snake, he/she is scared all his/her life at the mere sight of a rope. – chinese proverbs
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Once on a tiger's back, it is hard to alight. – chinese proverbs
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One cannot refuse to eat just because there is a chance of being choked. – chinese proverbs
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One joy scatters a hundred griefs. – chinese proverbs
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One monk shoulders water by himself; two can still share the labor among them. When it comes to three, they have to go thirsty. – chinese proverbs
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Only when all contribute their firewood can they build up a strong fire. – chinese proverbs
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Paper can't wrap up a fire. – chinese proverbs
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Pick up a sesame seed but lose sight of a watermelon. – chinese proverbs
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Play a harp before a cow. – chinese proverbs
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Public before private and country before family. – chinese proverbs
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Regular feet can't be affected by irregular shoes. – chinese proverbs
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Reshape one's foot to try to fit into a new shoe. – chinese proverbs
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Shed no tears until seeing the coffin. – chinese proverbs
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Some prefer carrot while others like cabbage. – chinese proverbs
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The longer the night lasts, the more our dreams will be. – chinese proverbs
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There are always ears on the other side of the wall. – chinese proverbs
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There is only one pretty child in the world and every mother has it. – chinese proverbs
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Three humble shoemakers brainstorming will make a great statesman. – chinese proverbs
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To attract good fortune, spend a new coin on an old friend, share an old pleasure with a new friend, and lift up the heart of a true friend by writing his name on the wings of a dragon. – chinese proverbs
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To believe in one's dreams is to spend all of one's life asleep. – chinese proverbs
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Vicious as a tigeress can be, she never eats her own cubs. – chinese proverbs
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We are not so much concerned if you are slow as when you come to a halt. – chinese proverbs
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When you are poor, neighbors close by will not come; once you become rich, you'll be surprised by visits from (alleged) relatives afar. – chinese proverbs
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With true friends…even water drunk together is sweet enough. – chinese proverbs
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Without rice, even the cleverest housewife cannot cook. – chinese proverbs
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You can't catch a cub without going into the tiger's den. – chinese proverbs
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You can't expect both ends of a sugar cane are as sweet. – chinese proverbs
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You think you lost your horse? Who knows, he may bring a whole herd back to you someday. – chinese proverbs
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You won't help shoots grow by pulling them up higher. – chinese proverbs
