602 Chinese Proverbs
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“A person whose heart is not content is like a snake which tries
to swallow an elephant.”
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“A person with a bad name is already half-hanged.”
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“A red-nosed man may be a teetotaler, but will find no one to
believe it.”
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“A reed before the wind lives on, while mighty oaks do fall.”
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“A rumour goes in one ear and out many mouths.”
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“A single beam cannot support a great house.”
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“A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of
study.”
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“A single untried popular remedy often throws the scientific
doctor into hysterics.”
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“A sly rabbit will have three openings to its den.”
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“A smile will gain you ten more years of life.”
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“A thorn defends the rose harming only those who would steal the
blossom.”
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“A thousand cups of wine do not suffice when true friends meet,
but half a sentence is too much when there is no meeting of
minds.”
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“A thousand pounds and a bottle of hay are all one at domesday.”
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“A vacant mind is open to all suggestions, as a hollow mountain
returns all sounds.”
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“A whitewashed crow soon shows black again.”
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“A wicked book cannot repent.”
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“A wicked companion invites us all to hell.”
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“A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows
public opinion.”
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“A young branch takes on all the bends that one gives it.”
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“A young doctor makes a full graveyard.”
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“Abroad we judge the dress; at home we judge the man.”
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“Add legs to the snake after you have finished drawing it.”
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“After three days without reading, talk becomes flavorless.”
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“All cats love fish but fear to wet their paws.”
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“All people are your relatives, therefore expect only trouble from
them.”
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