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Chinese Proverbs -
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The two words Peace and
Tranquility are worth a thousand pieces of gold.
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When your
roof needs mending it always rains.
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Abroad we
look at a man's clothes, at home we look at the man.
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A scholar
should not leave his books nor a poor man his pigs.
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Throw a tile over a
wall and you cannot tell where it will land.
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When the
arrow is set in the bow, it must fly.
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It is
difficult to satisfy the appetite by painting pictures of a cake.
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You cannot
fight a tiger without a brother's help.
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Bitter
words are good medicine; sweet words bring illness.
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It is a
humiliation to make peace with an enemy under the city wall.
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Horse and
cow face the wind differently.
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The past
is as clear as a mirror, the future is as dark as lacquer.
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When
fortune is good you rule over the devil; when fortune is bad, they rule
over you.
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Sin is the
root of all sorrow.
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When the
ear does not listen, the heart escapes sorrow.
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There are
times when even the tiger sleeps.
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If you
strike a snake without killing it, it will bite you.
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It is
better to do a kindness near home than to walk miles to burn incense.
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He who
wishes to secure the good of others has already secured his own.
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If you do
not enter the tiger's den how can you get his cub?
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One joy
scatters a hundred grieves.
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Give
a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and
you feed him for a lifetime.
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The journey of a
thousand miles begins with the first step.
James
Allen -
"Cherish your
vision, cherish your ideals, cherish the music that stirs in your heart, the
beauty that that forms in your mind, the loveliness that drapes your
thoughts. If you remain true to them your world will at last be built.
Plotinus ~
We are not
separate from the spirit, we are in it.
Sir Winston Churchill -
Success is
the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm.
John F. Kennedy -
As we express our gratitude we must never forget the highest appreciation is
not utter words, but to live by them.
Ralph Waldo Emerson -
With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now.
Janet Jackson -
In complete darkness we are all the same, it is only our knowledge and
wisdom that separates us, don't let your eyes deceive you
Confucius :
In vain have I looked for a single man capable of seeing his own faults and
bringing the charge home against himself.
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