- One who points out your flaws is not necessarily your enemy; the one who always compliments you is not necessarily your friend.
- A small cottage wherein laughter lives is worth more than a palace full of tears.
- Always safeguard peace and quiet. When the time is right, the flowers will bloom.
- If you trip and fall, this doesn’t necessarily mean that you are going in the wrong direction.
- Unhappiness enters a door that is already open.
- Always look on the bright side of things. If you can’t comprehend this, polish that which has dulled until it begins to shine.
- The wind does not help anyone who is not sailing anywhere.
- The wind howls, but the mountain remains.
- The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.
- The greatest battle is the one that did not happen.
- The man who moved the mountain was the one who began carrying away the smallest stones.
- Once you’ve made a mistake, the only thing you can do is laugh at it.
- A child’s life is like a piece of paper on which every person leaves a mark.
- A clever person turns great troubles into little ones and little ones into none at all.
- A crisis is an opportunity riding the dangerous wind.
- A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor a man perfected without trials.
- Once you’ve made a mistake, the only thing you can do is laugh at it.
- A child’s life is like a piece of paper on which every person leaves a mark.
- A clever person turns great troubles into little ones and little ones into none at all.
- A crisis is an opportunity riding the dangerous wind.
- A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor a man perfected without trials.
21 Profound Pieces Of Chinese Wisdom You’ve Never Heard
By Matt Caron