chinese proverbs
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LAO TZE
A BIT OF FRAGRANCE ALWAYS CLINGS TO THE HAND THAT GIVES YOU ROSES
A FLOWER CANNOT BLOSSOM WITHOUT SUNSHINE NOR A GARDEN WITHOUT LOVE
A BAD WORKMAN BLAMES HIS TOOLS
A MAN’S CONVERSATION IS THE MIRROR OF HIS THOUGHTS.
A RUMOUR GOES INTO ONE EAR AND OUT MANY MOUTHS
A SINGLE CONVERSATION WITH A WISE MAN IS BETTER THAN TEN YEARS STUDY
BETTER DO IT THAN WISH IT DONE
A VACANT MIND IS OPEN TO ALL SUGGESTIONS, AS A HOLLOWMOUNTAIN RETURNS ALL SOUNDS
AN INCH OF TIME IS AN INCH OF GOLD, BUT YOU CAN’T BUY THATINCH OF TIME WITH AN INCH OF GOLD
BE NOT AFRAID OF GROWING SLOWLY, BE AFRAID ONLY OF STANDING STILL
BETTER GO TO HEAVEN IN RAGS THAN TO HELL IN EMBROIDERY
BEAT YOUR DRUM INSIDE YOUR HOUSE TO SPARE THE NEIGHBORS
DEFER NOT TILL
TOMORROW WHAT MAY
BE DONE TODAY
BETTER THE COTTAGE WHERE ONE IS MERRY THAN THE PALACE WHERE ONE WEEPS
DO NOT ANSWER A FOOL ACCORDING TO HIS FOLLY, OR YOU WILL BE LIKE HIM YOURSELF