Sorrow is the child of too much joy

Quote by Chinese Proverbs

Topics: Sadness Quotes, Sorrow Quotes

Medicine can only cure curable disease, and then not always

Medicine can only cure curable disease, and then not always

The black dog gets the food; the white dog gets the blame

The black dog gets the food; the white dog gets the blame

For the sake of one good action a hundred evil ones should be forgotten

For the sake of one good action a hundred evil ones should be forgotten

A single conversation across the table with a wise person is worth a month's study...

A single conversation across the table with a wise person is worth a month's study...

He who is passionate and hasty, is generally honest; it is your cool dissembling hypocrite,...

He who is passionate and hasty, is generally honest; it is your cool dissembling hypocrite,...

The greatest conqueror is he who overcomes the enemy without a blow

The greatest conqueror is he who overcomes the enemy without a blow

Failure is not falling down but refusing to get up.

Failure is not falling down but refusing to get up.

Only the man who crosses the river at night knows the value of the light...

Only the man who crosses the river at night knows the value of the light...

He who sacrifices his conscience to ambition burns a picture to obtain the ashes

He who sacrifices his conscience to ambition burns a picture to obtain the ashes

A good dog does not block the road

A good dog does not block the road

He who depends on himself will attain the greatest happiness.

He who depends on himself will attain the greatest happiness.

Don't consider your reputation and you may do anything you like

Don't consider your reputation and you may do anything you like

If God had meant us to fly he'd have given us wings

If God had meant us to fly he'd have given us wings

Distance tests a horse's strength. Time reveals a person's character.

Distance tests a horse's strength. Time reveals a person's character.

If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a...

If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a...

To violate the law is the same crime in the emperor as in the subject

To violate the law is the same crime in the emperor as in the subject

Gold is tested by fire, people by God

Gold is tested by fire, people by God

The man who strikes first admits that his ideas have given out.

The man who strikes first admits that his ideas have given out.

Ideas are the raw material of progress. Everything first takes shape in the form of...

Ideas are the raw material of progress. Everything first takes shape in the form of...

Ideas are more powerful than guns. We would not let our enemies have guns, why...

Ideas are more powerful than guns. We would not let our enemies have guns, why...

War educates the senses, calls into action the will, perfects the physical constitution, brings men...

War educates the senses, calls into action the will, perfects the physical constitution, brings men...