Thursday, December 11, 2014

Proverb

In Chinese literature, proverbs are very popular.  A proverb is a short, wise saying.

Check out this page, read some wise proverbs, and try to create your own.  If creativity fails you today, choose your favorite from this link.

http://gettysburghs.libguides.com/c.php?g=93656&p=607311






Also, there was controversy on pronouncing "Lao Tzu" who is the founder of Taoism.  If you are interested, here is the correct pronunciation :

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/lao-tzu

23 comments:

  1. "Wisdom does not come with time, but rather with experience."

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  2. "Treat everyone as if they're dying"

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  3. " A closed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood."

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  4. "One cannot refuse to eat just because there is a chance of being choked."

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  5. "If a son is uneducated, his dad is to blame."

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  6. "Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still."

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  7. the only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance

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  8. You are only as able as to how much effort you put in.

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  9. "One cannot refuse to eat just because there is a chance of being choked"

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  10. "A fall into a ditch makes you wiser."

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  11. "Live today is if there will be no tomorrow."

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  12. If a son is uneducated, his dad is to blame

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  13. Everything works out in the end. If it doesn't work out, it is not the end.

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  14. Compliments are the fuel that make you go further, but insults are the fuel that make you grow stronger

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  15. "A closed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood"

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  16. "Dig the well before you get thirsty."

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  17. "a man who moves a mountain begins by removing small stones"

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