Quotes from Chinese proverb

Govern a family as you would cook a small fish - very gently.

The one who understands does not speak; the one who speaks does not understand

To open a shop is easy, to keep it open is an artî

Spring is sooner recognized by plants than by men.

Never write a letter while you are angry.

A smile will gain you ten more years of life

Before preparing to improve the world, first look around your own home three times.

A maker of IDOLS is never an idolater.

There is only one pretty child in the world and everymother has it

A bad word whispered will echo a hundred miles

If a man fools me once, shame on him. If he fools me twice, shame on me.

Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without one.

He who seeks vengeance must dig two graves: one for his enemy and one for himself

The greatest conqueror is he who overcomes the enemy without a blow

If you plan for a year, plant rice. If you plan for ten years, plant trees. If you plan for 100 years, educate your children.

You can only go halfway into the darkest forest; then you are coming out the other side.

Great souls have wills; feeble ones have only wishes

If you want to be happy for an hour, get drunk; If you want to be happy for three days, get married; If you want to be happy forever, make a garden.

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.

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

Parents who are afraid to put their foot down usually have children who tread on their toes.

No shade tree? Blame not the sun, but yourself.

To get through the hardest journey we need take only one step at a time, but we must keep on stepping

A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion.