602 Chinese Proverbs
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“All things at first appear difficult.”
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“All things change, and we change with them.
[Lat., Omnia mutantur, nos et mutamur in illis.]”
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“Alms given openly will be rewarded in secret.”
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“Among ten matchmakers only nine will lie.”
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“An ambassador bears no blame.”
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“An ignorant doctor is no better than a murderer.”
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“An inch of time is an inch of gold, but you can't buy that inch
of time with an inch of gold.”
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“An old friend met in a far country is like rain after drought.”
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“Avoid suspicion: when you're walking through your neighbor's
melon patch, don't tie your shoe.”
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“Be in readiness for favorable winds.”
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“Be just before you're generous.”
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“Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing
still.”
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“Be not disturbed at being misunderstood; be disturbed at not
understanding.”
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“Be on a horse when you go in search of a better one.”
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“Be resolved and the thing is done.”
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“Beat your drum inside the house to spare the neighbors.”
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“Beat your gong and sell your candles.”
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“Because men do not like the cold, Heaven does not cause winter to
cease.”
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“Before you beat a dog, find out who its master is.”
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“Begin with an error of an inch and end by being a thousand miles
off the mark.”
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“Behind an able man there are always other able men.”
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“Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.”
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“Better a dinner of herbs than a stalled ox where hate is.”
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“Better a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and
hatred therewith.”
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“Better be kind at home than burn incense in a far place.”
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