Chinese wisdom

Chinese Proverb: 明枪易躲，暗箭难防 (Easy to parry a spear-thrust in the open, but hard to evade an arrow shot in the dark.)

Chinese Proverb: 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧 (As long as green hills remain, one need not worry about firewood.)

Chinese Proverb: 浪子回头金不换 (A prodigal son who returns is more precious than gold.)

Chinese Proverb: 靠山吃山，靠水吃水 (People who live near mountains depend upon the mountains for their livelihood, and those who live near the sea depend upon the sea for theirs.)

Chinese Proverb: 近朱者赤，近墨者黑 (What’s near cinnabar goes red, and what’s next to ink turns black.)

Chinese Proverb: 机不可失，时不再来 (When an opportunity is neglected, it never comes back to you.)

Chinese Proverb: 画蛇添足 (To draw a snake and add feet to it.)

Chinese Proverb: 画龙点睛 (To paint a dragon and dot its eyes.)

Chinese Proverb: 行百里者半九十 (Those who intend to walk a hundred miles often stop at ninety.)

Chinese Proverb: 海阔凭鱼跃，天高任鸟飞 (The sea’s breadth allows the fish to leap; the sky’s emptiness lets birds fly.)

Chinese Proverb: 民以食为天 (The masses regard sufficient food as their heaven.)

Chinese Proverb: 车到山前必有路 (At the foot of a hill, there is a new way for the chariot —— in the end things will soon improve.)

Chinese Proverb: 宁为玉碎，不为瓦全 (Rather be a smashed piece of precious jade than an unbroken tile)

Chinese Proverb: 学如逆水行舟，不进则退 (Learning is like sailing against the current —— not to advance is to drop back)

Chinese Proverb: 王婆卖瓜，自卖自夸 (Wangpo selling melons praises her own goods)