Chinese proverbs

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

To listen well is as powerful a means of influence as to talk well, and is as essential to all true conversation.

Pleasure for one hour, a bottle of wine. Pleasure for one year a marriage; but pleasure for a lifetime, a garden.

If you must play, decide upon three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time.

In the midst of great joy do not promise a man anything; in the midst of great anger do not answer a man's letter.

It is better to save your innocence at the cost of your honor, than to save your country at the cost of your life.

A dog won't forsake his master because of poverty; a son never deserts his mother because of her homely appearance.

Happiness is like a sunbeam, which the least shadow intercepts, while adversity is often as the rain in the spring.

The conversation of the wise concerns ideas; that of the intelligent is about ideas; the common folk talk about food.

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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