Chinese Proverbs - page 5

If you are going to have a roast, a chicken is better than a phoenix. (Chinese Proverb)
One measures the towers by their shadows and great people by those who envy them. View proverb
Chinese Proverb
If you bow at all, bow low. View proverb
Chinese Proverb
If you suspect someone, don't employ them; if you employ someone, don't suspect them. View proverb
Chinese Proverb
If you want to find out about the road ahead, then ask about it from those coming back. View proverb
Chinese Proverb
Never do anything standing that you can do sitting, or anything sitting that you can do lying down. View proverb
Chinese Proverb
It is easy to dodge a spear that comes in front of you but hard to avoid an arrow shot from behind. View proverb
Chinese Proverb
It is easy to dodge the arrow of an enemy, but difficult to avoid the spear of a friend. View proverb
Chinese Proverb
Listening well is as powerful as talking well, and is also as essential to true conversation. View proverb
Chinese Proverb
If everyone swept the pavement in front of his house, the whole street would be clean. View proverb
Chinese Proverb
If you ask for directions rudely, you might end up a long distance from your destination. (Chinese Proverb)
Drunkenness does not produce faults; it discovers them. View proverb
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If you accommodate others, you will be accommodating yourself. View proverb
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Keep your broken arm inside your sleeve. View proverb
Chinese Proverb
Courtesy never offended anybody. View proverb
Chinese Proverb
A whitewashed crow soon shows black again. View proverb
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Rotten wood cannot be carved. View proverb
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Dripping water can eat through a stone. View proverb
Chinese Proverb
When there are no great tigers in the deep mountains, even a monkey can become king. View proverb
Chinese Proverb
When you are in a hurry, the horse holds back. View proverb
Chinese Proverb
When fate throws a dagger at you, there are only two ways to catch it: by the blade or by the handle. (Chinese Proverb)
Do not believe that you will reach your destination without leaving the shore. View proverb
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Peace and tranquillity are a thousand gold pieces. View proverb
Chinese Proverb
Study without reflection is a waste of time; reflection without study is dangerous. View proverb
Chinese Proverb
There are many paths to the top of the mountain, but the view is always the same. View proverb
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