The value of Chinese proverbs has increased with the passing of the ages because they ring as true today as they were thousands of years ago.
• Cowards have dreams, brave men have visions
• A single tree cannot make a forest
• A single spark can set a prairie on fire.
• Wisdom is attained by learning when to hold one's tongue.
• Dangerous enemies will meet again in narrow streets.
• Water can both sustain and sink a ship.
• Count not what is lost, but what is left.
• If there is a strong general there will be no weak soldiers.
• To extend your life by a year take one less bite each meal.
• Peace only comes when reason rules.
• Even the tallest tower started form the ground.
• Eloquence provides only persuasion, but truth buys loyalty.
• First attain skill; creativity comes later.
• If one eats less one will taste more.
• One sings, all follow.
• One hand alone cannot clap, it takes two to quarrel.
• One who would pick the roses must bear with thorns
• Failure is the mother of success.
• Do not climb a tree to look for a fish
• Only time and effort brings proficiency
• It does not matter if the cat is black or white, so long as it catches mice.
• Learning is like the horizon; there is no limit.
• The old horse will know the way
• A good friend shields you from the storm
• Do not wait until you're thirsty to dig a well
• Distance tests the endurance of a horse; time reveals a man's character.
• Change the skin, wash the heart
• Make the cap fit the head.
• A single beam cannot support a great house.
• Do not be concerned with things outside your door.
• Wise men may not be learned; learned men may not be wise.
• Crows are black the world over.
• Do not lift a rock only to drop it on your own foot
• Kill the chicken to frighten the monkey
• Fortune has a fickle heart and a short memory.
• Harsh words and poor reasoning never settle anything.
• Better to bend in the wind than to break.
• Do not kill the hen for her eggs.
• Wait long, strike fast.
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