Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Chinese proverbs

Following are some interesting Chinese proverbs:

* A filthy mouth will not utter decent language.

* Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.

* A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor a man perfected without trials.

* Do good, reap good, do evil, reap evil.

* Do not harbour intentions to hurt others.

* If a person has ambition, things will be accomplished.

* I hear and forget, I see and I remember, I do and I understand.

* Grow a tree for ten years, grow men for a hundred.

* He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask is a fool forever.

* A closed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.

* A diamond is only made after getting burnt in fire.

* Even a hare will bite when it is cornered.

* A fall into a ditch makes you wiser.

* Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without one.

* A book holds a house of gold.

* A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows public opinion.

* Who is not satisfied with himself will grow; who is not sure of his own correctness will learn many things.

* Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.

* The one who pursues revenge should dig two graves.

* Outside noisy, inside empty.



References:
*  http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Chinese_Proverb/

*  http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Chinese_proverbs

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