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.
* 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/
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