35 Wonderful Chinese Proverbs

I think you are really going to enjoy the following wonderful collection of Chinese proverbs. Filled with wisdom and life experience, these proverbs have been shared and passed down as valuable life lessons from generation to generation for centuries. Some of these proverbs are as old as the ancient Chinese Dynasties and indeed the Great Wall itself.

I really hope that you enjoy this collection of great Chinese proverbs and that you will continue with the tradition of sharing them with your friends.

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

2. “Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life.” — Chinese Proverb

3. “A bit of fragrance clings to the hand that gives flowers.” — Chinese Proverb

4. “The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”— Lao Tzu

5. “Do not be afraid of moving slowly. Be afraid of standing still.” — Chinese Proverb

6. “If you always give, you will always have.” — Chinese Proverb

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

8. “Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.” — Chinese Proverb

9. “If you survived a storm, you won’t be bothered by the rain.” — Chinese Proverb

10. “If you correct your mind, the rest of your life will fall into place.” — Lao Tzu

11. “Love is not about possession, it’s all about appreciation.” — Chinese Proverb

12. “When the winds of change blow, some people build walls and others build windmills.” — Chinese Proverb

13. “Before preparing to improve the world, first look around your own home three times.” — Chinese Proverb

14. “The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.” — Chinese Proverb

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

16. “Give a man fish and feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and feed him for a lifetime.” — Chinese Proverb

17. “Life is like an echo. What you send out usually comes back to you.” — Chinese Proverb

18. “A diamond with a flaw is better than a common stone that is perfect.” — Chinese Proverb

19. “Opportunity knocks at the door only once.” — Chinese Proverb

20. “Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere.” — Chinese Proverb

21. “Make happy those who are near, and those who are far will come.” — Chinese Proverb

22. “A single conversation with a wise man is worth a month’s study of books.” — Chinese Proverb

23. “Your teacher can open the door, but you must enter by yourself.” — Chinese Proverb

24. “He who depends on himself will attain the greatest happiness.” — Chinese Proverb

25. “Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment.” — Lao Tzu

26. “There are many paths to the top of the mountain, but the view is always the same.” — Chinese Proverb

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

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

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

30. “He who returns from a journey is not the same as he who left.” — Chinese Proverb

31. “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” — Confucius

32. “One generation plants the trees; another gets the shade.”— Chinese Proverb

33. “Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are.”— Chinese Proverb

34. “He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight.” — Chinese Proverb

35. “A bird does not sing because he has the answer to something, he sings because he has a song.”— Chinese Proverb

I really hope that you enjoyed reading this collection of wonderful Chinese Proverbs and Quotes.