Chinese proverb

“Misfortune comes to all men.”

“Never answer a letter while you are angry.”

“A book is like a garden carried in the pocket.”

“Beat your child once a day. If you don't know why, he does.”

“A bird can roost but on one branch. A mouse can drink no more than its fill from a river.”

“Always take an emergency leisurely.”

“Don't curse the darkness - light a candle.”

“It is easier to visit friends than to live with them.”

“Do not remove a fly from your friend's forehead with a hatchet.”

“A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.”

“The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.”

“Words are mere bubbles of water, but deeds are drops of gold.”

“He who deliberates fully before taking a step will spend his entire life on one leg.”

“One cannot manage too many affairs: like pumpkins in the water, one pops up while you try to hold down the other.”

“Never try to catch two frogs with one hand.”

“Make happy those who are near, and those who are far will come.”

“Happiness is not a horse, you cannot harness it.”

“A bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives you roses.”

“With happiness comes intelligence to the heart.”

“People in the West are always getting ready to live.”