Chinese Proverbs about Life

The Life(生活shēnghuó) is a dream walking death is a going home. Life is partly what we make it, and partly what it is made by the friends whom we choose. Here is a delightful collection of Chinese proverbs on lifes which gives us a fascinating glimpse into the lives of the people in China. Their wise sayings are drawn from experience of their daily lives, observation on subjects ranging from friendship to folk wisdom and common sense. The value of Chinese proverbs(中国谚语Zhōngguó yànyǔ) has increased with the passing of the ages because they ring as true today as they were thousands of years ago.

1. Do good, reap good; do evil, reap evil. 善有善报，恶有恶报
2. A rat who gnaws at a cat's tail invites destruction. 咬猫尾巴的老鼠自寻毁灭
3. Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still. 不怕慢,就怕停
4. A fool judges people by the presents they give him. 蠢人总是以貌取人
5. He who strikes the first blow admits he's lost the argument. 张口发问可能让你表现出5分钟的无知，但是不发问的人永远会无知
6. If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow. 忍一时之气，免百日之忧
7. If you always give, you will always have. 如果你持续给予， 你会持续拥有
8. A single spark can set a prairie on fire. 星星之火，可以燎原
9. Water can both sustain and sink a ship.水能载舟亦能覆舟
10. Birds of a feather flocks together.物以类聚
11. All that glitters is not gold and beware of the skeleton in the closet.金玉其外败絮其中
12. One hand alone cannot clap, it takes two to quarrel.一个巴掌拍不响
13. It does not matter if the cat is black or white, so long as it catches mice.不管黑猫白猫，只要会抓老鼠的都是好猫
14. Kissing the baby for the nurse.醉翁之意不在酒
15. The old horse will know the way. 老马识途
16. Early bird gets the worm.早起的鸟儿有虫吃
17. Learning is like the horizon; there is no limit. 学习就像地平线;没有限制
18. Those who help themselves, God will help.自助者天助
19. Don't put off until tomorrow what can be finished today.今日事今日毕
20. Love Me, Love My Dog.爱屋及乌
21. A life with love is happy; a life for love is foolish. 生活有爱幸福，为爱生活愚蠢
22. An inch of time is an inch of gold but you can't buy that inch of time with an inch of gold.一寸光阴一寸金，千金难买寸光阴