Chinese Proverb
81 quotations
Never do anything standing that you can do sitting, or anything sitting that you can do lying down.
To climb a tree to catch a fish is talking much and doing nothing.
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
Better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness.
Don't open a shop unless you like to smile.
Of all the thirty-six alternatives, running away is best.
Ceremony is the smoke of friendship.
To be uncertain is to be uncomfortable, but to be certain is to be ridiculous.
If you stand straight, do not fear a crooked shadow.
Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking.
It is later than you think.
An inch of time cannot be bought with an inch of gold.
The greatest conqueror is he who overcomes the enemy without a blow.
With virtue you can't be entirely poor; without virtue you can't really be rich.
Great souls have wills; feeble ones have only wishes.
A single conversation across the table with a wise man is worth a month's study of books.
Beauty is the wisdom of women. Wisdom is the beauty of men.
Deep doubts, deep wisdom; small doubts, little wisdom.
If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words.
A man grows most tired while standing still.
The journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.
Teachers open the door but you must walk through it yourself.
Talk doesn't cook rice.
I hear and I forget, I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
Better do a good deed near at home than go far away to burn incense.