| Distance tests the endurance of a horse; time reveals a man's character. |
| Only time and effort brings proficiency |
| Failure is the mother of success. |
| One who would pick the roses must bear with thorns |
| Do not wait until you're thirsty to dig a well |
| Wait long, strike fast. |
| Kill the chicken to frighten the monkey |
| Do not lift a rock only to drop it on your own foot |
| Crows are black the world over. |
| Wise men may not be learned; learned men may not be wise. |
| Do not be concerned with things outside your door. |
| A single beam cannot support a great house. |
| Make the cap fit the head. |
| Do not kill the hen for her eggs. |
| Better to bend in the wind than to break. |
| Dangerous enemies will meet again in narrow streets. |
| Harsh words and poor reasoning never settle anything. |
| Fortune has a fickle heart and a short memory. |
| One sings, all follow. |
| Sow melon, reap melon; sow beans, reap beans. |
| Change the skin, wash the heart |
| A good friend shields you from the storm |
| The old horse will know the way |
| Learning is like the horizon; there is no limit. |
| Cowards have dreams, brave men have visions |
| It does not matter if the cat is black or white, so long as it catches mice. |
| If one eats less one will taste more. |
| A single tree cannot make a forest |
| Wisdom is attained by learning when to hold one's tongue. |
| Eloquence provides only persuasion, but truth buys loyalty. |
| Even the tallest tower started form the ground. |
| Peace only comes when reason rules. |
| To extend your life by a year take one less bite each meal. |
| If there is a strong general there will be no weak soldiers. |
| Count not what is lost, but what is left. |
| Water can both sustain and sink a ship. |
| A single spark can set a prairie on fire. |
| Deep doubts, deep wisdom; small doubts, little wisdom. |
| If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow. |
| If you bow at all, bow low. |
| If you don't want anyone to know, don't do it. |
| Keep your broken arm inside your sleeve. |
| Not until just before dawn do people sleep best; not until people get old do they become wise. |
| Raise your sail one foot and you get ten feet of wind. |
| Teachers open the door. You enter by yourself. |
| The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials. |
| The palest ink is better than the best memory. |
| When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other. |
| Distant water won't quench your immediate thirst. |
| Do not employ handsome servants. |
| A dog won't forsake his master because of his poverty; a son never deserts his mother for her homely appearance. |
| Dream different dreams while on the same bed. |
| A crane standing amidst a flock of chickens. |
| A good fortune may forbode a bad luck, which may in turn disguise a good fortune. |
| Govern a family as you would cook a small fish -- very gently. |
| Great souls have wills; feeble ones have only wishes. |
| Pick up a sesame seed but lose sight of a watermelon. |
| Paper can't wrap up a fire. |
