Sat 12 May 2007
Some Chinese Proverbs and Idioms!
Posted by Penelope under Chinese, Wisdom Quotes
“If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people”
“A wicked book cannot repent. ”
“Exaggeration is to paint a snake and add legs. ”
“A bird in your hand is worth more than 100 in the forest. ”
“Don’t listen to what they say. Go see.”
“It is easy to dodge a spear that comes in front of you but hard to keep harms away from an arrow shot from behind. ”
“Learn to be content with what you have, and you will be a happy soul ”
“The good and kind ones are always being bullied ”
“If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow. ”
“He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever. “
