Chinese Proverbs
Chinese Proverbs
days goods hold profit sell sure thousand
Hold back some goods for a thousand days and you will be sure to sell at a profit
knowing
It is not the knowing that is difficult, but the doing
home sign trouble
Over no home can the sign be hung:There is no trouble here.
dig rainy roof thirst
Thatch your roof before rainy weather; dig your well before you become parched with thirst
common hall sweep
There is no one to sweep a common hall
brink horse late pull reins
When your horse in on the brink of a precipice, it is too late to pull the reins
change direction likely
If we don't change our direction we're likely to end up where we're headed.
forget root tree
To forget one's ancestor's is to be a brook without a source, a tree without root
attain depends greatest himself
He who depends on himself will attain the greatest happiness.
disturbed rather understanding
Be not disturbed at being misunderstood; be disturbed rather at not being understanding
afraid growing standing
Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still
easy follow large opened small vessel
When a large vessel has opened a way it is easy for a small one to follow
crosses knows light man night river value
Only the man who crosses the river at night knows the value of the light of day
best quit
Of all the stratagems, to know when to quit is the best