Temptation wrings integrity even as the thumbscrew twists a man's fingers

Quote by Chinese Proverbs

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Experience is a comb which nature gives to men when they are bald

Experience is a comb which nature gives to men when they are bald

To listen well, is as powerful a means of influence as to talk well, and...

To listen well, is as powerful a means of influence as to talk well, and...

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

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

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

Kissing is like drinking salted water: you drink and your thirst increases.

Kissing is like drinking salted water: you drink and your thirst increases.

Politeness wins the confidence of princes

Politeness wins the confidence of princes

To open a shop is easy, to keep it open is an art

To open a shop is easy, to keep it open is an art

To understand your parents' love bear your own children.

To understand your parents' love bear your own children.

Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll...

Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll...

When you belong to a minority, you have to be better in order to have...

When you belong to a minority, you have to be better in order to have...

Medicine can only cure curable disease, and then not always

Medicine can only cure curable disease, and then not always

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...

Sorrow is the child of too much joy

Sorrow is the child of too much joy

With money you are a dragon; with no money, a worm

With money you are a dragon; with no money, a worm

Parents who are afraid to put their foot down usually have children who step on...

Parents who are afraid to put their foot down usually have children who step on...

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

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

Only he that has traveled the road knows where the holes are deep

Only he that has traveled the road knows where the holes are deep

Happiness is like a sunbeam, which the least shadow intercepts, while adversity is often as...

Happiness is like a sunbeam, which the least shadow intercepts, while adversity is often as...

The human race has had long experience and a fine tradition in surviving adversity. But...

The human race has had long experience and a fine tradition in surviving adversity. But...

It is the character of a brave and resolute man not to be ruffled by...

It is the character of a brave and resolute man not to be ruffled by...

I distrust the incommunicable; it is the source of all violence

I distrust the incommunicable; it is the source of all violence