China, officially the People’s Republic of China, is a country in East Asia. It is the world’s most populous country, with a population of around 1.4 billion in 2019. Covering approximately 9.6 million square kilometers, it is the world’s third or fourth-largest country by area. Inspirational Chinese proverbs and quotes will challenge the way you think, and make your life worth living.

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Most Famous Chinese Proverbs and Quotes

A crisis is an opportunity riding the dangerous wind. Chinese Proverb

To believe in one’s dreams is to spend all of one’s life asleep. Chinese Proverb

It’s better to be without a book than to believe a book entirely. Chinese Proverb

He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever. Chinese Proverb

A little impatience will spoil great plans. Chinese Proverb

If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people. Chinese Proverb

If you bow at all, bow low. Chinese Proverb

If your strength is small, don’t carry heavy burdens. If your words are worthless, don’t give advice. Chinese Proverb

A smile will gain you ten more years of life. Chinese Proverb

If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow. Chinese Proverb

A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. Chinese Proverb

Man’s schemes are inferior to those made by heaven. Chinese Proverb

A man who cannot tolerate small misfortunes can never accomplish great things. Chinese Proverb

A wise man makes his own decisions; an ignorant man follows the public opinion. Chinese Proverb

Experience is a comb which nature gives us when we are bald. Chinese Proverb

Parents who are afraid to put their foot down usually have children who step on their toes. Chinese Proverb

Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still. Chinese Proverb

A diamond with a flaw is better than a common stone that is perfect. Chinese Proverb

Behave toward everyone as if receiving a guest. Chinese Proverb

If you must play, decide upon three things at the start the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time. Chinese Proverb

A fall into a ditch makes you wiser. Chinese Proverb

A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. Chinese Proverb

Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without one. Chinese Proverb

A bit of fragrance clings to the hand that gives flowers. Chinese Proverb

He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever. Chinese Proverb

A book holds a house of gold. Chinese Proverb

An inch of time is an inch of gold but you can’t buy that inch of time with an inch of gold. Chinese Proverb

A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. Chinese Proverb

A closed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood. Chinese Proverb

A child’s life is like a piece of paper on which every person leaves a mark. Chinese Proverb

A needle is not sharp at both ends. Chinese Proverb

A filthy mouth will not utter decent language. Chinese Proverb

Even a hare will bite when it is cornered. Chinese Proverb

A fool judges people by the presents they give him. Chinese Proverb

Habits are cobwebs at first; cables at last. Chinese Proverb

A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor a man perfected without trials. Chinese Proverb

The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is today. Chinese Proverb

A nation’s treasure is in its scholars. Chinese Proverb

In a group of many words, there is bound to be a mistake somewhere in them. Chinese Proverb

Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still. Chinese Proverb

Govern a family as you would cook a small fish very gently. Chinese Proverb

A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world; but very few real friends. Chinese Proverb

Patience is a bitter plant, but its fruit is sweet. Chinese Proverb

If you want happiness for an hour take a nap. If you want happiness for a day go fishing. If you want happiness for a month  get married. If you want happiness for a year  inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime help someone else. Chinese Proverb

Listening well is as powerful as talking well, and is also as essential to true conversation. Chinese Proverb

Do not confine your children to your own learning, for they were born in another time. Chinese Proverb

Two good talkers are not worth one good listener. Chinese Proverb

Pearls don’t lie on the seashore. If you want one, you must dive for it. Chinese Proverb

A hundred no’s are less agonizing than one insincere yes. Chinese Proverb

Teachers open the door but you must walk through it yourself. Chinese Proverb

Only one who can swallow an insult is a man. Chinese Proverb

The journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step. Chinese Proverb

With true friends even water drunk together is sweet enough. Chinese Proverb

One beam, no matter how big, cannot support an entire house on its own. Chinese Proverb

If you stand straight, do not fear a crooked shadow. Chinese Proverb

Better the cottage where one is merry than the palace where one weeps. Chinese Proverb

Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere. Chinese Proverb

Distant water does not put out a nearby fire. Chinese Proverb

Insanity is doing the same thing in the same way and expecting a different outcome. Chinese Proverb

The more acquaintances you have, the less you know them. Chinese Proverb

Love is not about possession, it’s all about appreciation. Chinese Proverb

He who thinks too much about every step he takes will always stay on one leg. Chinese Proverb

After you’ is good manners. Chinese Proverb

All things change, and we change with them. Chinese Proverb

A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody. Chinese Proverb

If you want to find out about the road ahead, then ask about it from those coming back. Chinese Proverb

Love at first sight. It’s generally used for people, but you can also use it for other physical objects. Chinese Proverb              

Genius can be recognized by its childish simplicity. Chinese Proverb

Coming events cast their shadows before them. Chinese Proverb

There are two kinds of perfect people those who are dead, and those who have not been born yet. Chinese Proverb

All things are difficult before they are easy. Chinese Proverb

Want a thing long enough and you don’t. Chinese Proverb

A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe. Chinese Proverb

Married couples tell each other a thousand things without speech. Chinese Proverb

Time is money, and it is difficult for one to use money to get time. Chinese Proverb

Small men think they are small; great men never know they are great. Chinese Proverb

Opportunity knocks at the door only once. Chinese Proverb

Do everything at the right time, and one day will seem like three. Chinese Proverb

Tell me and I’ll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I’ll understand. Chinese Proverb

Solve one problem, and you keep a hundred others away. Chinese Proverb

To forget one’s ancestors is to be a brook without a source, a tree without root. Chinese Proverb

It is easy to open a store the hard part is keeping it open. Chinese Proverb

Make happy those who are near, and those who are far will come. Chinese Proverb

To be totally at leisure for one day is to be immortal for one day. Chinese Proverb

Outside noisy, inside empty. Chinese Proverb

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