Chinese proverbs

Learn to paint a tiger and you only paint his skin; learn to know a human being and you only know his face.

A dragon will be teased by a shrimp in a shoal water; a tiger will be bullied by a dog on a treeless plain.

The great scholar forgets about fame, the average scholar works for it, and the unworthy scholar steals it.

One who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; one who does not ask a question remains a fool forever.

It does not matter if your tavern sits in a remote location so long as the smell of your wine is appealing.

Who is not satisfied with himself will grow; who is not sure of his own correctness will learn many things.

Give one fish and he's fed for only a day. Teach one how to fish and he'll be free from hunger all his life.

He who has a lot of money and no children is not rich; he who has many children and no money is not a pauper.

One cannot manage too many affairs; like pumpkins in water, one pops up while you try to hold down the other.

The woman who tells her age is either too young to have anything to lose or too old to have anything to gain.

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