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Quotes by Chinese authors

Chinese FlagChinese culture is one of the earliest and wealthiest worldwide, with a background that goes back over 5,000 years. Throughout this long and remarkable background, Chinese thinkers, poets, and leaders have actually supplied wisdom as well as insight that continues to influence individuals around the world. From Confucius to Mao Zedong, from old sayings to modern phrases, Chinese quotes have a special capacity to capture the essence of human experience and also deal guidance for living a purposeful life. Whether you are looking for inspiration, guidance, or just a deeper understanding of Chinese society, the wisdom of these quotes will surely inform and enrich your life.
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Small: A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: w
Lao Tzu
"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
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Small: Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it
Confucius
"Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it"
Confucius, Philosopher
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Small: In waking a tiger, use a long stick
"In waking a tiger, use a long stick"
Mao Tse-Tung, Leader
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Small: Without stirring abroad, One can know the whole world Without looking out of the window One can see the way of
Lao Tzu
"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
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Small: He who is contented is rich
Lao Tzu
"He who is contented is rich"
Lao Tzu, Author
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Small: If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed if in terms of ten years, plant trees if in terms of 100 years,
Confucius
"If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people"
Confucius, Philosopher
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Small: Learning without thought is labor lost thought without learning is perilous
Confucius
"Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous"
Confucius, Philosopher
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Small: When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be
Lao Tzu
"When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be"
Lao Tzu, Author
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Small: Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life
Confucius
"Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life"
Confucius, Philosopher
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Small: When anger rises, think of the consequences
Confucius
"When anger rises, think of the consequences"
Confucius, Philosopher
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Small: Virtuous people often revenge themselves for the constraints to which they submit by the boredom which they in
Confucius
"Virtuous people often revenge themselves for the constraints to which they submit by the boredom which they inspire"
Confucius, Philosopher
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Small: Truth uttered before its time is always dangerous
"Truth uttered before its time is always dangerous"
Mencius, Philosopher
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Small: Evil exists to glorify the good. Evil is negative good. It is a relative term. Evil can be transmuted into goo
"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
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Small: I wanted to escape so badly. But of course I knew I couldnt just give up and leave school. It was only when I
"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
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Small: Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness
"Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness"
Zhuangzi, Philosopher
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Small: Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without
Confucius
"Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without"
Confucius, Philosopher
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Small: If the gentleman has ability, he is magnanimous, generous, tolerant, and straightforward, through which he ope
Xun Kuang
"If the gentleman has ability, he is magnanimous, generous, tolerant, and straightforward, through which he opens the way to instruct others"
Xun Kuang, Philosopher
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Small: Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance
Sun Tzu
"Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance"
Sun Tzu, Philosopher
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Small: Music in the soul can be heard by the universe
Lao Tzu
"Music in the soul can be heard by the universe"
Lao Tzu, Author
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Small: To lead people walk behind them
Lao Tzu
"To lead people walk behind them"
Lao Tzu, Author
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Small: Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power
Lao Tzu
"Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power"
Lao Tzu, Author
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Small: If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading
Lao Tzu
"If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading"
Lao Tzu, Author
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Small: When virtue is lost, benevolence appears, when benevolence is lost right conduct appears, when right conduct i
Lao Tzu
"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
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Small: Treat those who are good with goodness, and also treat those who are not good with goodness. Thus goodness is
Lao Tzu
"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
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Small: Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires
Lao Tzu
"Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires"
Lao Tzu, Author
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Small: He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough
Lao Tzu
"He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough"
Lao Tzu, Author
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Small: He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still
Lao Tzu
"He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still"
Lao Tzu, Author
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Small: By letting it go it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go. But when you try and try. The worl
Lao Tzu
"By letting it go it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go. But when you try and try. The world is beyond the winning"
Lao Tzu, Author
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Small: Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage
Lao Tzu
"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage"
Lao Tzu, Author
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Small: Anticipate the difficult by managing the easy
Lao Tzu
"Anticipate the difficult by managing the easy"
Lao Tzu, Author
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Small: The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home
Confucius
"The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home"
Confucius, Philosopher
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Small: Instead of being concerned that you have no office, be concerned to think how you may fit yourself for office.
Confucius
"Instead of being concerned that you have no office, be concerned to think how you may fit yourself for office. Instead of being concerned that you are not known, see to the (be?) worthy of being known"
Confucius, Philosopher
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Small: Despise the enemy strategically, but take him seriously tactically
"Despise the enemy strategically, but take him seriously tactically"
Mao Tse-Tung, Leader
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Small: Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness
"Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness"
Mencius, Philosopher
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Small: The person attempting to travel two roads at once will get nowhere
Xun Kuang
"The person attempting to travel two roads at once will get nowhere"
Xun Kuang, Philosopher
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Small: The problem with a lot of Chinese is that they put up divisions between Taiwanese, Hong Kong natives, mainland
Martin Yan
"The problem with a lot of Chinese is that they put up divisions between Taiwanese, Hong Kong natives, mainlanders. We are never united. I really hope that the Chinese can be more united"
Martin Yan, Celebrity
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Small: So when I do Chinese cooking, I mix everything together, then the kids have to eat their vegetables. They wont
Martin Yan
"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
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Small: I hope before I am getting too old and when my mind is still functioning, I can tell some better stories
"I hope before I am getting too old and when my mind is still functioning, I can tell some better stories"
Zhang Yimou, Director
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Small: Hope cannot be said to exist, nor can it be said not to exist. It is just like roads across the earth.
"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
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Small: The snow goose need not bathe to make itself white. Neither need you do anything but be yourself
Lao Tzu
"The snow goose need not bathe to make itself white. Neither need you do anything but be yourself"
Lao Tzu, Author
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