Chinese Proverbs ( 10 of 105 )
In a broken nest there are few whole eggs.
In a broken nest there are few whole eggs.
If your strength is small, don't carry heavy burdens. If your words are worthless, don't give advice.
If your strength is small, don't carry heavy burdens. If your words are worthless, don't give advice.
Outside noisy, inside empty.
Outside noisy, inside empty.
A great fortune depends on luck, a small one on diligence.
A great fortune depends on luck, a small one on diligence.
Do not anxiously hope for that which is not yet come; do not vainly
regret what is already past.
Do not anxiously hope for that which is not yet come; do not vainly
regret what is already past.
The one who understands does not speak; the one who speaks does not understand
The one who understands does not speak; the one who speaks does not understand
The woman who tells her age is either too young to have anything to lose or too old to have read more
The woman who tells her age is either too young to have anything to lose or too old to have anything to gain.
Parents who are afraid to put their foot down usually have children who step on their toes
Parents who are afraid to put their foot down usually have children who step on their toes
A hundred men may make an encampment, but it takes a woman to make a home.
A hundred men may make an encampment, but it takes a woman to make a home.
Parents who are afraid to put their foot down usually have children who step on their toes.
Parents who are afraid to put their foot down usually have children who step on their toes.
