Chinese Proverbs ( 10 of 105 )
Great souls have wills; feeble ones have only wishes.
Great souls have wills; feeble ones have only wishes.
Enough shovels of earth -- a mountain. Enough pails of water -- a river.
Enough shovels of earth -- a mountain. Enough pails of water -- a river.
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.
With true friends . . . even water drunk together is sweet enough.
With true friends . . . even water drunk together is sweet enough.
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
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.
The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their right names.
The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their right names.
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
Politeness wins the confidence of princes
Politeness wins the confidence of princes
