Quotes by chinese authors

I dreamed I was a butterfly, flitting around in the sky; then I awoke. Now I wonder: Am I a man who dreamt of being a butterfly, or am I a butterfly dreaming that I am a man? Zhuangzi
Dreams Man Sky Dreamed Dreaming Dreamt Around Am Wonder Being Then Who Flitting Now Butterfly
Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire. Confucius
You Yourself Others Impose Desire
Victory usually goes to the army who has better trained officers and men. Sun Tzu
Army Better Victory Men Trained Officers Goes Who
Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend. Non-being is the greatest joy. Lao Tzu
Inspirational Health Confidence Joy Contentment Possession Greatest Friend Treasure
We cling to our own point of view, as though everything depended on it. Yet our opinions have no permanence; like autumn and winter, they gradually pass away. Zhuangzi
Winter Brainy Own Autumn Our Everything Though Point Point Of View Like Permanence Pass Opinions Cling Gradually Depended View Away
The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort. Confucius
Man Superior Virtue Superior Man Comfort Always Common Common Man Thinks
A youth, when at home, should be filial and, abroad, respectful to his elders. He should be earnest and truthful. He should overflow in love to all and cultivate the friendship of the good. When he has time and opportunity, after the performance of these things, he should employ them in polite studies. Confucius
Love Friendship Time Good Home Youth Opportunity Earnest Respectful Abroad Studies He Performance Employ Overflow Polite Cultivate His Truthful After Them Elders Should Things
The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools. Confucius
Life Work Mechanic First Depend Tools Diligence Must Would Perfect Sharpen His Expectations
It doesn't matter if a cat is black or white, so long as it catches mice. Deng Xiaoping
Matter Black Long White Black Or White Cat Mice
Keep a cool head and maintain a low profile. Never take the lead - but aim to do something big. Deng Xiaoping
Big Aim Something Take Lead Never Head Maintain Never Take Low Cool Keep Profile
Great acts are made up of small deeds. Lao Tzu
Great Made Small Up Deeds Acts
Love is of all passions the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head, the heart and the senses. Lao Tzu
Love Heart Love Is Strongest Attacks Head Simultaneously Passions Senses
He will win whose army is animated by the same spirit throughout all its ranks. Sun Tzu
Army Win Will Ranks Spirit Throughout Animated He Same Whose
If you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold on to. If you are not afraid of dying, there is nothing you cannot achieve. Lao Tzu
You Change Try Achieve Will Nothing All Things Afraid Dying Hold Cannot Realize Things
If you would take, you must first give, this is the beginning of intelligence. Lao Tzu
You Intelligence First Beginning Must Would Give Take
Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires. Lao Tzu
Simplicity Few Embrace Reduce Selfishness Manifest Desires
He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened. Lao Tzu
Wise Others He Himself Knows Who Enlightened
If you want to know the taste of a pear, you must change the pear by eating it yourself. If you want to know the theory and methods of revolution, you must take part in revolution. All genuine knowledge originates in direct experience. Mao Zedong
Knowledge You Change Experience Yourself Revolution Must Eating Direct Direct Experience Take Part Know Genuine Methods Taste Want Theory
Friendship is one mind in two bodies. Mencius
Friendship Mind Bodies Two
Old age, believe me, is a good and pleasant thing. It is true you are gently shouldered off the stage, but then you are given such a comfortable front stall as spectator. Confucius
Good Me You Age Old Stage Old Age Believe Pleasant Pleasant Thing Given True Comfortable Gently Off Front Stall Then Thing Spectator
The world needs new leadership, but the new leadership is about working together. Jack Ma
Leadership Needs Working Together Together World About New Working
The more laws and order are made prominent, the more thieves and robbers there will be. Lao Tzu
Will Made Thieves Prominent Laws More Order
When a nation is filled with strife, then do patriots flourish. Lao Tzu
Patriotism Nation Strife Patriots Then Filled Flourish
The general who wins the battle makes many calculations in his temple before the battle is fought. The general who loses makes but few calculations beforehand. Sun Tzu
Battle Before Few Temple General Wins Calculations Makes Loses His Beforehand Who Many Fought
If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear? Confucius
You Heart Fear Own Nothing Worry Find About Wrong Look Your
Help young people. Help small guys. Because small guys will be big. Young people will have the seeds you bury in their minds, and when they grow up, they will change the world. Jack Ma
You Change People World Will Big Young Change The World Minds Seeds Guys Small Because Up Bury Young People Help Grow Grow Up
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