Men see only the present; heaven sees the future.
Only one who can swallow an insult is a man.
If thine enemy wrong thee, buy each of his children a drum.
With money, a dragon - without it, a worm.
Before telling secrets on the road, look in the bushes.
A man grows most tired while standing still.
Watching chess games in silence… a superior person.
Patience is power; with time and patience the mulberry leaf becomes a silk gown.
The winds of the heavens shift suddenly; so does human fate.
One foot cannot stand on two boats.
Some prefer carrot while others like cabbage.
To build it took one hundred years; to destroy it one day.
A sharp tongue or pen can kill without a knife.
Far waters cannot quench near fires.
A hasty man never wants woe.
A jade stone is useless before it is processed; a man is good-for-nothing until he is educated.
A king's riches cannot buy an extra year.
A maker of idols is never an idolater.
A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world; but very few real friends.
A single conversation across the table with a wise man is worth a month's study of books.
A sly rabbit will have three openings to its den.
A smile will gain you ten more years of life.
A tiger never returns to his prey he did not finish off.
A weasel comes to say happy new year to the chickens.
A whitewashed crow soon shows black again.
A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion.
Add legs to the snake after you have finished drawing it.
After three days without reading, talk becomes flavorless.
