Famous Chinese Proverbs Old and Ancient Chinese Proverbs

Famous Chinese Proverbs

Be not afraid of going slowly; be afraid only of standing still.

A diamond with a flaw is worth more than a pebble without imperfections.

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

He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.

Blessings do not come in pairs; misfortunes never come singly.

Give a man a fish, and you feed him a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.

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

A bad word whispered will echo a hundred miles.

The wise adapt themselves to circumstances, as water moulds itself to the pitcher.

The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.

Talk does not cook rice.

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

Life is partly what we make it, and partly what it is made by the friends whom we choose.

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

To know the road ahead, ask those coming back.

Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it.

A man without a smiling face must not open shop.

Experience is a comb which nature gives us when we are bald.

Only he that has traveled the road knows where the holes are deep.

Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere.