Quotes by Chinese/China authors (page 1)

"A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves"

Lao Tzu, Author

"Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it"

Confucius, Philosopher

"Virtuous people often revenge themselves for the constraints to which they submit by the boredom which they inspire"

Confucius, Philosopher

"I wanted to escape so badly. But of course I knew I couldn't just give up and leave school. It was only when I heard my mom's voice that I came out of my hiding place"

Zhang Ziyi, Actress

"Evil exists to glorify the good. Evil is negative good. It is a relative term. Evil can be transmuted into good. What is evil to one at one time, becomes good at another time to somebody else"

Mencius, Philosopher

"Without stirring abroad, One can know the whole world; Without looking out of the window One can see the way of heaven. The further one goes The less one knows"

Lao Tzu, Author

"Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without"

Confucius, Philosopher

"Music in the soul can be heard by the universe"

Lao Tzu, Author

"If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading"

Lao Tzu, Author

"When virtue is lost, benevolence appears, when benevolence is lost right conduct appears, when right conduct is lost, expedience appears. Expediency is the mere shadow of right and truth; it is the beginning of disorder"

Lao Tzu, Author

"Treat those who are good with goodness, and also treat those who are not good with goodness. Thus goodness is attained. Be honest to those who are honest, and be also honest to those who are not honest. Thus honesty is attained"

Lao Tzu, Author

"He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough"

Lao Tzu, Author

"He who is contented is rich"

Lao Tzu, Author

"He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still"

Lao Tzu, Author

"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage"

Lao Tzu, Author

"The person attempting to travel two roads at once will get nowhere"

Xun Kuang, Philosopher

"If the gentleman has ability, he is magnanimous, generous, tolerant, and straightforward, through which he opens the way to instruct others"

Xun Kuang, Philosopher

"So when I do Chinese cooking, I mix everything together, then the kids have to eat their vegetables. They won't have the patience to pick them out"

Martin Yan, Celebrity

"Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance"

Sun Tzu, Philosopher

"I hope before I am getting too old and when my mind is still functioning, I can tell some better stories"

Zhang Yimou, Director

"Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness"

Zhuangzi, Philosopher

"Hope cannot be said to exist, nor can it be said not to exist. It is just like roads across the earth. For actually the earth had no roads to begin with, but when many men pass one way, a road is made"

Lu Xun, Author