Quotes by Chinese/China authors (page 2)

"One can not reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal peace can give it to others"

Lao Tzu, Author

"When a nation is filled with strife, then do patriots flourish"

Lao Tzu, Author

"To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders"

Lao Tzu, Author

"The power of intuitive understanding will protect you from harm until the end of your days"

Lao Tzu, Author

"He who knows, does not speak. He who speaks, does not know"

Lao Tzu, Author

"He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened"

Lao Tzu, Author

"He who knows himself is enlightened"

Lao Tzu, Author

"He who does not trust enough, Will not be trusted"

Lao Tzu, Author

"Great indeed is the sublimity of the Creative, to which all beings owe their beginning and which permeates all heaven"

Lao Tzu, Author

"Great acts are made up of small deeds"

Lao Tzu, Author

"Govern a great nation as you would cook a small fish. Do not overdo it"

Lao Tzu, Author

"Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt"

Lao Tzu, Author

"Be the chief but never the lord"

Lao Tzu, Author

"At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want"

Lao Tzu, Author

"An ant on the move does more than a dozing ox"

Lao Tzu, Author

"A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving"

Lao Tzu, Author

"They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom"

Confucius, Philosopher

"The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions"

Confucius, Philosopher

"What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others"

Confucius, Philosopher

"To see the right and not to do it is cowardice"

Confucius, Philosopher

"The object of the superior man is truth"

Confucius, Philosopher

"In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of"

Confucius, Philosopher

"We think too small, like the frog at the bottom of the well. He thinks the sky is only as big as the top of the well. If he surfaced, he would have an entirely different view"

Mao Tse-Tung, Leader

"Swollen in head, weak in legs, sharp in tongue but empty in belly"

Mao Tse-Tung, Leader

"Pride and excess bring disaster for man"

Xun Kuang, Philosopher

"If the blood humor is too strong and robust, calm it with balance and harmony"

Xun Kuang, Philosopher

"I once tried thinking for an entire day, but I found it less valuable than one moment of study"

Xun Kuang, Philosopher

"Well, you know, if you get into the profession because you think you can make a lot of money, you can never become successful"

Martin Yan, Celebrity

"Know your enemy and know yourself and you can fight a hundred battles without disaster"

Sun Tzu, Philosopher

"Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat"

Sun Tzu, Philosopher

"Hence that general is skilful in attack whose opponent does not know what to defend; and he is skilful in defense whose opponent does not know what to attack"

Sun Tzu, Philosopher

"Be extremely subtle, even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious, even to the point of soundlessness. Thereby you can be the director of the opponent's fate"

Sun Tzu, Philosopher

"I think a lot of times it's not money that's the primary motivation factor; it's the passion for your job and the professional and personal satisfaction that you get out of doing what you do that motivates you"

Martin Yan, Celebrity

"I remember when I was in college, I used to watch Julia Child's cooking show during dinner and joke with my roommates about becoming a TV chef"

Martin Yan, Celebrity

"Today's China is not in the least shut out from the rest of the world. Trends come to us from all over the world. And the Internet is really developed in China. We get news from all over the world"

Zhang Ziyi, Actress

"We're still working out the details, but I'd be delighted to do the film. The problem at the moment is my busy schedule. Shooting on this film has been extended by a month, but I need to be in the U.S. by Dec. 20"

Zhang Ziyi, Actress

"Rewards and punishment is the lowest form of education"

Zhuangzi, Philosopher

"How do you explain certain physical qualities that somehow sell on screen? You're born with it... Certain people are just more watchable, and I was more watchable, but I don't think I understood acting or drama very well when I was a kid"

Joan Chen, Actress

"All teenagers have this desire to somehow run away"

Joan Chen, Actress

"This is my first wuxia movie and I must consider this before trying to make something with my own"

Zhang Yimou, Director

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