Chinese Proverbs, Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings
602 Chinese Proverbs
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“A bad word whispered will echo a hundred miles.”
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“A bad worker quarrels with his tools.”
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“A bad workman blames his tools.”
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“A bar of iron continually ground becomes a needle.”
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“A beautiful bird is the only kind we cage.”
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“A bird can roost but on one branch, a mouse can drink not more
than its fill from a river.”
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“A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because
it has a song.”
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“A bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives you
roses.”
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“A book holds a house of gold.”
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“A bride received into the home is like a horse that you have just
bought; you break her in by constantly mounting her and
continually beating her.”
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“A bridle for the tongue is a necessary piece of furniture.”
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“A chicken is hatched even from such a well-sealed thing as an
egg.”
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“A child's life is like a piece of paper on which every passerby
leaves a mark.”
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“A clever person turns great troubles into little ones and little
ones into none at all.”
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“A client twixt his attorney and counselor is like a goose twixt
two foxes.”
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“A closed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.”
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“A cloth is not woven from a single thread.”
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“A country where flowers are priced so as to make them a luxury
has yet to learn the first principles of civilization.”
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“A courageous foe is better than a cowardly friend.”
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“A courtesy much entreated is half recompensed.”
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“A crisis is an opportunity riding the dangerous wind.”
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“A day of sorrow is longer than a month of joy.”
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“A dog in desperation will leap over a wall.”
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“A dog won't forsake his master because of poverty; a son never
deserts his mother because of her homely appearance.”
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“A fall into a ditch makes you wiser.”
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