Chinese Proverbs 书到用时方恨少It is when you are using what you have learned from books that you wish you had read more....
Chinese Proverbs 十年树木，百年树人It takes ten years to grow a tree, but a hundred years to bring up a generation of good men....
Chinese Proverbs 十年窗下无人问，一举成名天下知One can study for ten years in obscurity, but as soon as one passes the examination the whole world pays attention....
Chinese Proverbs 失之东隅，收之桑榆Lose at sunrise and gain at sunset....
Chinese Proverbs 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲A man who does not exert himself in his youth will be sorry he didn’t when he grows old....
Chinese Proverbs 三十年河东，三十年河西Fortune was in the east of bank thirty years ago, but turns to west when thirty years has passed....
Chinese Proverbs 三人一条心，黄土变成金If people are of one heart, even the yellow earth can become gold....
Chinese Proverbs 三个臭皮匠，顶个诸葛亮Three cobblers with their wits combined equal Zhuge Liang, the master mind....
Chinese Proverbs 若要人不知，除非己莫为If you don’t want people to find out, you’d better not do it....
Chinese Proverbs 任凭风浪起，稳坐钓鱼台Sit tight in the fishing boat despite the rising wind and waves....
Chinese Proverbs 人要脸，树要皮A person needs a face; a tree needs bark....
Chinese Proverbs 人心齐，泰山移When people are of one mind and heart, they can move Mount Tai....
Chinese Proverbs 人无远虑，必有近忧Those who do not plan for the future will find trouble on their doorstep....
Chinese Proverbs 人无完人，金无足赤It is as impossible to find a perfect man as it is to find 100 percent pure gold....
Chinese Proverbs 人无千日好，花无百日红Man cannot be always fortunate, nor can flower last forever....
Chinese Proverbs 人为财死，鸟为食亡Man dies in pursuit of wealth, and birds die in pursuit of food....
Chinese Proverbs 人往高处走，水往低处流Man seeks the heights, while water seeks the lowlands....
Chinese Proverbs 人善被人欺，马善被人骑A weak person is liable to be bullied; a tamed horse is often ridden....
Chinese Proverbs 人老心不老，人穷志不穷Old but young at heart; poor but with lofty ideals....
Chinese Proverbs 人过留名，雁过留声A man leaves his name behind wherever he stays, just as a goose utters its cry wherever it flies....
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