Greatest Chinese Quotes

 

 

“To believe in one's dreams is to spend all of one's life asleep.”

Dreams Quotes

“The gem cannot be polished without friction, not a man perfected without trials.”
Growth Quotes

“Habits are cobwebs at first; cables at last.”
Habits Quotes

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

“The palest ink is better than the best memory.”
Memory Quotes

“The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.”
 Proverbs 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.”
Proverbs Quotes

“Great souls have wills; feeble ones have only wishes.”
Will Quotes

“Behind every able man, there are always other able men.”
Ability Quotes

“If your strength is small, don't carry heavy burdens. If your words are worthless, don't give advice.”
Advice Quotes


“If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.”
Anger Quotes

“Of all the thirty-six alternatives, running away is best.”
Caution Quotes

“He who cannot agree with his enemies is controlled by them.”
Control Quotes

“You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair.”
Control Quotes

“Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.”
Darkness Quotes

“A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion.”
Decision Quotes

“A great fortune depends on luck, a small one on diligence.”
Diligence Quotes

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

“Deep doubts, deep wisdom; small doubts, little wisdom.”
Doubt Quotes

“Heaven lent you a soul Earth will lend a grave.”
Earth Quotes

“In a broken nest there are few whole eggs.”
Family Quotes

“Parents who are afraid to put their foot down usually have children who step on their toes.”
Family Quotes

“A diamond with a flaw is better than a common stone that is perfect.”
Fault Quotes

“A diamond with a flaw is better than a common stone that is perfect.”
Flaws Quotes

“A great fortune depends on luck, a small one on diligence.”
Fortune Quotes

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

“A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom.”
Harm Quotes

“Heaven has a road, but no one travels it; Hell has no gate but men will dig to get there.”
Heaven Quotes

“Heaven has a road, but no one travels it; Hell has no gate but men will dig to get there.”
Hell Quotes

“The journey is the reward.”
Journey Quotes

“In the midst of great joy, do not promise anyone anything. In the midst of great anger, do not answer anyone 's letter.”
Joy Quotes

“One joy scatters a hundred griefs.”
Joy Quotes

“Give a man a fish, and he'll eat for a day. Teach him how to fish and he'll eat forever.”
Learning Quotes

“Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere.”
Learning Quotes

“Medicine can only cure curable diseases, and then not always.”
Medicine Quotes


“A hundred men may make an encampment, but it takes a woman to make a home.”
Men Quotes

“Beauty is the wisdom of women. Wisdom is the beauty of men.”
Men Quotes

“Going beyond is as bad as falling short.”
Moderation Quotes

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

“Quarreling is like cutting water with a sword.”
Quarrels Quotes

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

“Forethought is easy, repentance hard.”
Repentance Quotes

“Respect for ones parents is the highest duty of civil life.”
Respect Quotes

“Insanity is doing the same thing in the same way and expecting a different outcome.”
Sanity Quotes

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

“If a man fools me once, shame on him. If he fools me twice, shame on me.”
Shame Quotes

“A truly great man never puts away the simplicity of a child.”
Simplicity Quotes

“Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself.”
Teachers Quotes

“A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.”
 Trials Quotes

“A clever person turns great troubles into little ones and little ones into none at all.”
Trouble Quotes

“To be uncertain is to be uncomfortable, but to be certain is to be ridiculous.”
 Uncertainty Quotes

“He who could foresee affairs three days in advance would be rich for thousands of years.”
Vision Quotes

“If you are planning for one year, grow rice. If you are planning for 20 years grow trees. If you are planning for centuries, grow men.”
Years Quotes

“If your strength is small, don't carry heavy burdens. If your words are worthless, don't give advice.”
Burden Quotes

“One step at a time is good walking.”
Walking Quotes

“Enough shovels of earth -- a mountain. Enough pails of water -- a river.”
Water Quotes

“With true friends . . . even water drunk together is sweet enough.”
Water Quotes

“If your strength is small, don't carry heavy burdens. If your words are worthless, don't give advice.”
Words Quotes

“If your strength is small, don't carry heavy burdens. If your words are worthless, don't give advice.”
Worth Quotes

“Look for a thing until you find it and you'll not lose your labor.”
Inspirational Quotes


“He who treads softly goes far.”
Inspirational Quotes

“A single conversation with a wise man is worth a month's study of books.”
Inspirational Quotes

“The one who pursues revenge should dig two graves.”
Inspirational Quotes

“If we do not change our direction, we are likely to end up where we are headed.”
Inspirational Quotes

“I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.”
Inspirational Quotes

“Do not anxiously hope for that which is not yet come; do not vainly regret what is already past.”
Inspirational Quotes

“If you plan for one year, plant rice. If you plan for ten years, plant trees. If you plan for 100 years, educate mankind.”
Inspirational Quotes

“Outside noisy, inside empty.”
Inspirational Quotes

“Men grow old, pearls grow yellow, there is no cure for it. -Chinese proverb.”
Age Quotes

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

“To attract good fortune, spend a new penny on an old friend, share an old pleasure with a new friend and lift up the heart of a true friend by writing his name on the wings of a dragon.”
Friendship Quotes

“The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.”
 Affliction Quotes

“He who sacrifices his conscience to ambition burns a picture to obtain the ashes.”
Conscience Quotes

“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.”
Education Quotes

“If I keep a green bough in my heart, then the singing bird will come. -Chinese proverb.”
Heart-quotes Quotes

“Man who waits for roast duck to fly into mouth must wait very, very long time. -Chinese proverb.”
Life Quotes

“The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their right names.”
Name Quotes

“Patience is power; with time and patience the mulberry leaf becomes silk.”
Patience Quotes

“Small ills are the fountains of most of our groans. Men trip not on mountains, they stumble on stones.”
Trifles Quotes

“If you don't want anyone to know it, don't do it.”
Vice Quotes

“The greatest conquerer is he who overcomes the enemy without a blow.”
Victory Quotes