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Quotes by Chinese Proverbs

“All people are your relatives, therefore expect only trouble from them”

“It is later than you think.”

“Just as tall trees are known by their shadows, so are good men known by their enemies”

“After three days without reading, talk becomes flavorless”

“Listen to all, plucking a feather from every passing goose, but, follow no one absolutely”

“Covet wealth, and want it; dont, and luck will grant it”

“Kill a chicken before a monkey.”

“You cant catch a cub without going into the tigers den.”

“The winners edge is not in a gifted birth, a high IQ, or in talent. The winners edge is all in the attitude, not aptitude. Attitude is the criterion for success”

“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.”

“Perhaps I am a bear, or some hibernating animal underneath, for the instinct to be half asleep all winter is so strong in me.”

“You can exert no influence if you are not susceptible toinfluence.”

“A love affair with knowledge will never end in heartbreak.”

“If you wish to plough the field in a straight line, do not take your bearings from a nearby tree but from a distant star.”

“All the brave men are dead”

“If you raise your children to feel that they can accomplish any goal or task they decide upon, you will have succeeded as a parent and you will have given your children the greatest of all blessings.”