Chinese Proverb Quotes

Sayings of Chinese Origin
quotes
98
topics
12
Topic
“Talk doesn't cook rice.”
Action
“The journey is the reward.”
Achievement
“Everyone pushes a falling fence.”
Failure
“Climb mountains to see lowlands.”
Growth
“Do not employ handsome servants.”
Hiring
“Biggest profits mean gravest risks.”
Danger
“One joy scatters a hundred grieves.”
Joy
“One step at a time is good walking.”
Planning
“Ceremony is the smoke of friendship.”
Ceremony
“The saving man becomes the free man.”
Freedom
“A maker of idols is never an idolater.”
Religion
“Your friend has a friend; don't tell him.”
Gossip
“In a broken nest there are few whole eggs.”
Family
“Don't open a shop unless you like to smile.”
Business
“Habits are cobwebs at first; cables at last.”
Habit
“The tongue can paint what the eye can't see.”
Persuasion
“A man grows most tired while standing still.”
Work
“When men speak of the future, the Gods laugh.”
Future
“Sow much, reap much; sow little, reap little.”
Giving
“Life is a dream walking death is a going home.”
Death and Dying
“Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking.”
Character
“To talk goodness is not good... only to do it is.”
Action
“If you stand straight, do not fear a crooked shadow.”
Character
“Great doubts deep wisdom. Small doubts little wisdom.”
Doubt
“Great souls have wills; feeble ones have only wishes.”
Will and Will Power
“Deep doubts, deep wisdom; small doubts, little wisdom.”
Wisdom