Chinese Proverbs

A single conversation across the table with a wise person is worth a month's study of books

A single conversation across the table with a wise person is worth a month's study of books

A great fortune depends on luck, a small one on diligence.

A great fortune depends on luck, a small one on diligence.

There are two perfectly good men, one dead, and the other unborn

There are two perfectly good men, one dead, and the other unborn

Pleasure for one hour, a bottle of wine. Pleasure for one year a marriage; but pleasure for a lifetime, a read more

Pleasure for one hour, a bottle of wine. Pleasure for one year a marriage; but pleasure for a lifetime, a garden.

He who could foresee affairs three days in advance would be rich for thousands of years.

He who could foresee affairs three days in advance would be rich for thousands of years.