Chinese Proverbs - page 54

Our needs are few but our wants increase with our possessions. (Chinese Proverb)
Pass off a fish eye for a pearl. View proverb
Chinese Proverb
If one word does not succeed, ten thousand are of no avail. View proverb
Chinese Proverb
If there is light in the soul, there will be beauty in the person. If there is beauty in the person, there will be harmony in the house. If there is harmony in the house, there will be order in the nation. If there is order in the nation, there will be peace in the world. View proverb
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One sings, all follow. View proverb
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One foot cannot stand on two boats. View proverb
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One happiness scatters a thousand sorrows. View proverb
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If you can command yourself, you can command the world. View proverb
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One bamboo does not make a forest. View proverb
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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. If you want happiness for a lifetime -- help someone else. View proverb
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Not the fastest horse can catch a word spoken in anger. (Chinese Proverb)
O eggs, never fight with stones. View proverb
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Of all the stratagems, to know when to quit is the best. View proverb
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In a broken nest there are few whole eggs. View proverb
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In his decision the judge with seven reasons gives only one in court. View proverb
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In the ant's house, the dew is a flood. View proverb
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No melon peddler cries, "Bitter melons." No wine dealer says, "Sour wine." View proverb
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No one has an exclusive on opportunity. When the sun rises, it rises for everyone. View proverb
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Indulgences have more victims than swords. View proverb
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Intelligence is endowed, but wisdom is learned. View proverb
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It is easy to govern a kingdom but difficult to rule one's family. (Chinese Proverb)
It is harder to be poor without complaining than to be rich without boasting. View proverb
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It is often more difficult to come back home than it is to go away. View proverb
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Measure your throat before you swallow a bone. View proverb
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Misfortune is not that which can be avoided, but that which cannot. View proverb
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