Unplowed fields make hollow bellies; unread books make hollow minds. Use attack as the tactic of defense. Use power to curb power. Vicious as a tigeress can be, she never eats her own cubs. Vicious as a tigress can be, she never eats her own cubs. Victory has hundred fathers and defeat is an orphan. […]
Paper can’t wrap up a fire. Paper cannot wrap up a fire. Parents who are afraid to put their foot down usually have children who step on their toes. Patience and the mulberry leaf become a silk robe. Patience is a bitter plant, but it has sweet fruit. Patience is a plaister for all sores. […]
Keep your broken arm inside your sleeve. Keep your chin up. Kill a chicken before a monkey. Kill one to warn a hundred. Kill the chicken to frighten the monkey. Know thyself to know others, for heart beats like heart. Large demands on oneself and little demands on others keep resentment at bay. Laws control […]
Fail to steal the chicken while it ate up your bait grain. Failing to plan is planning to fail. Falling hurts least those who fly low. Far waters cannot quench near fires. Far-fetched and dear-bought is good for ladies. Farewell and be hanged; friends must part! Fight a wolf with a flex stalk. Fight fire […]
A bad word whispered will echo a hundred miles. A bad workman blames his tools. A bar of iron continually ground becomes a needle. A beautiful bird is the only kind we cage. A bird can roost but on one branch, a mouse can drink not more than its fill from a river. A bird […]
