1852 Famous Chinese Proverbs

Famous Proverbs / Chinese Proverbs

111. A honeyed mouth hides a daggered heart.
112. A horse cannot gain weight if not fed with extra fodder during the night; a man cannot become wealthy without earnings apart from his regular salaries.
113. A horse with two masters is always skinny; the ship with two captains sinks.
114. A hundred "no's" are less painful than one insincere "yes."
115. A hundred men may make an encampment, but it takes a woman to make a home.
116. A hundred no's are less agonizing than one insincere yes.
117. A jade stone is useless before it is processed; a man is good-for-nothing until he is educated.
118. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
119. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.
120. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.

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