More Chinese Proverbs

Be on your guard against a silent dog and still water... >>

Kill a chicken before a monkey.... >>

If you want to be respected, you must respect yourself... >>

The best soldiers are not warlike.... >>

Only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the noonday sun... >>

Other Proverbs

Do not buy a carrier's ass, or marry an innkeeper's daughter... (Spanish) >>

Every cask smells of the wine it contained.... (Spanish) >>

Enjoy your little while the fool seeks for more.... (Spanish) >>

He who buts a horse buys care.... (Spanish) >>

I know well what I say when I ask for bread.... (Spanish) >>

There is no one to sweep a common hall.

- Chinese Proverb