Chinese Proverb

Many Chinese proverbs exist, some of which have entered English in forms that are of varying degrees of faithfulness. A notable example is "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step", from the Dao De Jing, ascribed to Laozi. They cover all aspects of life, and are widely used in everyday speech, in contrast to the decline of the use of proverbs in Western cultures. The majority are distinct from high literary forms such as xiehouyu and chengyu, and are common sayings of usually anonymous authorship, originating through "little tradition" rather than "great tradition".

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Chinese Proverb Quotes (19)

"To be totally at leisure for one day is to be immortal for one day."

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"A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song."

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"Distant water does not put out a nearby fire."

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"A man who cannot tolerate small misfortunes can never accomplish great things."

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"A clever person turns great troubles into little ones, and little ones into none at all."

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"Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without one."

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"Patience is a bitter plant, but its fruit is sweet."

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"The person who is his own master cannot tolerate another boss."

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"I was angered, for I had no shoes. Then I met a man who had no feet."

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"Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness."

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"Listening well is as powerful as talking well, and is also as essential to true conversation."

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"Learning is a weightless treasure you can always carry easily."

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"Small men think they are small; great men never know they are great."

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"If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow."

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"Before preparing to improve the world, first look around your own home three times."

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"He who cheats the earth will be cheated by the earth."

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"If you get up one more time than you fall, you will make it through."

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"It is not the knowing that is difficult, but the doing."

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"No matter how tall the mountain is, it cannot block the sun."

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