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Here you can find some of the most popular proverbs of the chinese culture:

• Study without reflection is a waste of time; reflection without study is dangerous. Confucius 
• He who sacrifices his conscience to ambition burns a picture to obtain the ashes. 
• It is the beautiful bird which gets caged. (Frases bonitas)
• Good words are like a string of pearls.
• The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.
• A man who has committed a mistake and doesn’t correct it is committing another mistake. Confucius
• When your horse is on the brink of a precipice it is too late to pull the reins.
• Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it.
• Fool me once, shame on you;  fool me twice, shame on me.
• A man must insult himself before others will. (Frases bonitas)
• When anger arises, think of the consequences.  Confucius
• Virtue cannot live in solitude;  neighbors are sure to grow up around it.
• Talk does not cook rice.
• They who know the truth are not equal to those who love it, and they who love it are not equal to those who find pleasure in it.
• If you walk on snow you cannot hide your footprints.
• When the ear will not listen, the heart escapes sorrow.
• Do not remove a fly from your friend’s head with a hatchet.
• The daughter of a crab does not give birth to a bird.
• Vegetables of one’s own raising are not relished — those from other’s gardens are the best.
• Go home and make a net if you desire to get fishes.
• The journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step.
• Words are the voice of the heart.  Confucius
• A vacant mind is open to all suggestions as a hollow building echoes all sounds.
• It takes little effort to watch a man carry a load.
• Much wealth will not come if a little does not go. (Frases lindas)
• It is only when the cold season comes that we know the pine and cypress to be evergreens.
• One’s good deeds are only known at home;  one’s bad deeds far away.
• A needle is sharp only at one end.
• Look for a thing till you find it and you’ll not lose your labor.
• He who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount.
• Thatch your roof before rainy weather;  dig your well before you become parched with thirst. 
• Rotten wood cannot be carved.
• Not the cry, but the flight of the wild duck, leads the flock to fly and follow.
• A man’s faults all conform to his type of mind.  Observe his faults and you may know his virtues.
• A diamond with a flaw is preferable to a common stone with none. 
• Those who know when they have enough are rich.