A - D E - G H - I J - L M - O P - S T - V W - Z Confucius Tea Quote Stories Links | - Waiting for a rabbit to hit upon a tree and be killed in order to catch it.
- We are not so much concerned if you are slow as when you come to a halt.
- A weasel comes to say Happy New Year to the chickens.
- With time and patience the mulberry leaf becomes a silk gown.
- When eating bamboo sprouts, remember the man who planted them.
- When you are poor, neighbors close by will not come; once you become rich, you'll be surprised by visits from (alleged) relatives afar.
- When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other.
- When you want to test the depths of a stream, don't use both feet.
- When planning for a year, plant corn. When planning for a decade, plant trees. When planning for life, train and educate people.
- Without rice, even the cleverest housewife cannot cook.
- You can only go halfway into the darkest forest; then you are coming out the other side.
- You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent
- You can't catch a cub without going into the tiger's den. them from building nests in your hair.
- You can't expect both ends of a sugar cane are as sweet.
- You think you lost your horse? Who knows, he may bring a whole herd back to you someday.
- You won't help shoots grow by pulling them up higher.
- Your fingers can't be of the same length.
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