A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion.
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Geng Lei was a famous archer of the state of Wei. One day while he was on an excursion outside the city with the King of Wei, he saw a bird circling in the sky. The King asked him to down the goose with an arrow. He answered: I don't have to use an arrow. I can just make the bird fall down from the sky with my arch. Do you have that marvellous skill? asked the King. Presently they saw the wild goose flying from the east. Geng Ying twanged the string of his bow and indeed the wild goose at once dropped to the ground in front of them. You're really a wonderful archer, said the King with approval. Geng Lei said, This is a wounded wild goose. From its desolate cry and tired flight you can see its wound has not yet healed. When it heard the twang of my bow-string, it thought it was again hit by an arrow and fell from the sky.
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The journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.
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With time and patience the mulberry leaf becomes a silk gown.
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According to the ancient Chinese proverb, A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step
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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.
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Those who have free seats at a play hiss first.
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Sour, sweet, bitter, pungent, all must be tasted.
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If you want 1 year of prosperity, grow grain. If you want 10 years of prosperity, grow trees. If you want 100 years of prosperity, grow people.
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Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will eat for the rest of his life.
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A book tightly shut is but a block of paper.
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After three days without reading, talk becomes flavorless.
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Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself.
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Never do anything standing that you can do sitting, or anything sitting that you can do lying down.
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Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere.
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To attract good fortune, spend a new coin on an old friend, share an old pleasure with a new friend, and lift up the heart of a true friend by writing his name on the wings of a dragon.
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A diamond with a flaw is worth more than a pebble without imperfections.
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Do not employ handsome servants.
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In a broken nest there are few whole eggs.
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Man is the head of the family, woman the neck that turns the head.
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Climb mountains to see lowlands.
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We count our miseries carefully, and accept our blessings without much thought.
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A thousand cups of wine do not suffice when true friends meet, but half a sentence is too much when there is no meeting of minds.
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A filthy mouth will not utter decent language.
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One dog barks at something, the rest bark at him.
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If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.
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Happiness is like a sunbeam, which the least shadow intercepts, while adversity is often as the rain of spring.
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The man who comes with a tale about others has himself an ax to grind.
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When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other.
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Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking.
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