Chinese Proverbs ( 10 of 105 )
Great souls have wills; feeble ones have only wishes.
Great souls have wills; feeble ones have only wishes.
Give a man a fish, and he'll eat for a day. Teach him how to fish and he'll eat forever.
Give a man a fish, and he'll eat for a day. Teach him how to fish and he'll eat forever.
Enough shovels of earth -- a mountain. Enough pails of water -- a river.
Enough shovels of earth -- a mountain. Enough pails of water -- a river.
Children are natural mimics who act like their parents despite every effort to teach them good manners
Children are natural mimics who act like their parents despite every effort to teach them good manners
With true friends . . . even water drunk together is sweet enough.
With true friends . . . even water drunk together is sweet enough.
The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their right names.
The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their right names.
Medicine can only cure curable diseases, and then not always.
Medicine can only cure curable diseases, and then not always.
Deep doubts, deep wisdom; small doubts, little wisdom.
Deep doubts, deep wisdom; small doubts, little wisdom.
Going beyond is as bad as falling short.
Going beyond is as bad as falling short.
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
