Sayings | Quotes

“He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.”

“Heaven means to be one with God.”

I like this Chinese proverb a lot, “A book is like a garden carried in the pocket.” Like they say, those who don’t read have no advantage over those that who can’t.

This one is a really inspirational saying, “Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.”

“Dig the well before you are thirsty.” This means that you should be prepared for all eventuality.

I really like this Chinese saying, “Do not employ handsome servants.”

This is a real wisdom saying that every salesperson should follow. “Don’t open a shop unless you like to smile.”

“A crane standing amidst a flock of chickens.”

“Do not fear going forward slowly; fear only to stand still.”

“A flea on the top of a bald head.”

“Giving your son a skill is better than giving him one thousand pieces of gold.”

” Rise and fall of a nation rests with every one of its citizens”

“He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.”

” Learn without thinking begets ignorance. Think without learning is dangerous.”

I like this one by Mao Zedong, ” Women can hold up half the sky”

” An inch of time is an inch of gold. But an inch of gold can’t buy an inch of time.”

“A bad word whispered will echo a hundred miles. ”

“A day of sorrow is longer than a month of joy. ”

“A good dog does not block the road. “

“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. “