Chinese Wisdom
Welcome back!
Here is a little of Ancient Wisdom from my mother land.
Chinese Proverbs
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song.
Be not afraid of going slowly; be afraid only of standing still.
Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking.
A diamond with a flaw is worth more than a pebble without imperfections.
I was angered, for I had no shoes. Then I met a man who had no feet.
He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.
Give a man a fish, and you feed him a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.
It is not the knowing that is difficult, but the doing.
A bad word whispered will echo a hundred miles.
The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.
Life is partly what we make it, and partly what it is made by the friends whom we choose.
To know the road ahead, ask those coming back.
Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it.
Only he that has traveled the road knows where the holes are deep.
Dig the well before you are thirsty.
If you don’t want anyone to know, don’t do it.
Teachers open the door. You enter by yourself.
A child’s life is like a piece of paper on which every person leaves a mark.
Talk does not cook rice.
I hope you take away some pearls of wisdom from this.
Giovanna Garcia
Imperfect Action is better than No Action
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Love this Goivanna!!!!
Hiya
Many of these proverbs resonated with me. ‘Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it’ a wonderful reminder for living in a world of glamour
Thanks
Jens
Giovanna,
I’ve heard most of this before, except that last one which I like very much. Talk does not cook rice. How true, and what a concise way of saying it!
Good stuff!
Hi Giovanna,
I grew up in a house where one of my dad’s favorite sayings was “you want to help someone, don’t give them fish…teach them how to fish”. So you know I loved this post! You have so many great words of wisdom that we all can learn and apply in our own lives!
Giovanna!
These are pure gold nuggets! I grab it all to myself.
The one about kids and leaving a mark…. left a special mark for me
THANKS - STUMBLED!
Hi Victoria
Thank you for your comment and support.
Giovanna Garcia
Imperfect Action is better than No Action
Hi Jens
That is a great one of us to remember about beauty.
Thank you for your comment and joining in the conversation.
Giovanna Garcia
Imperfect Action is better than No Action
Hi Daphne
The rice one is my favorite
Thank you for your comment and support.
Giovanna Garcia
Imperfect Action is better than No Action
Hi Jacques
Great to see you my friend.
Thank you for your comment and support.
Giovanna Garcia
Imperfect Action is better than No Action
Hi Nadia
Your dad is a very wise man.
Thank you for your comment and sharing your story.
Giovanna Garcia
Imperfect Action is better than No Action
Hi Alik
Giovanna Garcia
I am glad you enjoy this post as much as I did it putting it together.
Thank you for your support and the stumble
Imperfect Action is better than No Action
I really like that.
It’s fully of pearls of wisdom and time-tested advice.
Hi J.D.
Thank you for your comment and sharing your thoughts with us.
I am glad you enjoy the Chinese Wisdom
Giovanna Garcia
Imperfect Action is better than No Action
I love all these Chinese Wisdoms. Many of those imported to Japan and became a part of Japanese Culture as well. Thank you for your reminding these. I am always amazed by the fact that these wisdom is short, but concise and get to the point. Thank you for your sharing.
Shaw Funami
Fill the Missing Link
Hi Shaw
That is good Japaniess have a lot of the same wisdom with Chinese and I am glad you enjoyed reading them.
Thank you for your comment and joining the conversation.
Giovanna Garcia
Imperfect Action is better than No Action
Hi Gio .. each line is so valuable .. teaching us or guiding us - so many of our pearls come from your country or Asia .. & we really need to take them on board and practise them especially in these difficult times.
Thank you - Hilary Melton-Butcher
Positive Letters
An interesting post!
I very like the Chinese wisdom. A lot of philosophy of living in it.
And the first post in my blog is “Chinese Proverb about Money”
Hi Tikno
Thank you for your comment and joining in the conversation.
I look forward to reading more from you.
Giovanna Garcia
Imperfect Action is better than No Action
I love quotations and short sayings that contains wisdom. I found some new sayings here, you have quite good collection of wisdom. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Avatar
I am glad you enjoy this post.
Thank you for your comment and sharing your thoughts.
Giovanna Garcia
Imperfect Action is better than No Action
Wow, it’s the article I love to read for it provides me wisdoms I always need to live my life. Thank u for this article and GBU always!