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Chinese Proverbs
 A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. 
A childs life is like a piece of paper on which every person leaves a mark.
A fool judges people by the presents they give him
A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study.
A wise man is able to adapt to the surprises of life as water to the decanter it
is poured in.
Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still
Deep doubts, deep wisdom... small doubts, little wisdom...
Do good, reap good... do evil, reap evil...
Each generation will reap what the former generation has sown
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.
He who takes medicine and neglects to diet wastes the skill of his doctors.
I hear, I forget
I see, I remember
I do, I understand.
If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.
One generation plants the trees; another gets the shade.
Respect for ones parents is the highest duty of civil life.
Strong souls have willpower, weak ones only desires.
Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll understand.
The miracle is not to fly in the air, or to walk on the water; but to walk on the earth.
When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other.
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