Practice, Latin Proverb

Practice makes perfect.

- Latin Proverb

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Similar Proverbs

熟能生巧 [shúnéngshēngqiǎo]

- 中國俗談 [From 歐陽文忠公集]

Money, Chinese Proverb

金钱万能 [jīnqiánwànnéng]

- 中國俗談

Money talks.

- Chinese Proverb

almighty dollar

Wine, Chinese Proverb

百禮之會非酒不行

- 中國俗談

There is no party without wine.

- Chinese Proverb

Advice, Chinese Proverb

人孰无过 [rénshúwúguò]

- 中国俗談

【出處】

《左傳·宣公二年》：“人誰無過，過而能改，善莫大焉。”

Every man has his fault.

- Chinese Proverb

Advice, Chinese Proverb

良药苦口 [liángyàokǔkǒu]

- 中國俗談

Bitter pills may have wholesome effects.

- Chinese Proverb

good medicine tastes bitter; bitter pills may have wholesome effects—good advice is hard to take; the remedy is tough but salutary

Reading, Chinese Proverb

读书须用意，一字值千金

读 dú | 书 shū | 须 xū | 用 yòng | 意 yì | 一 yī | 字 zì | 值 zhí | 千 qiān | 金 jīn |

- 中國俗談

讀書鬚用意 一字值千金

Intention of required study, the word worth a thousand gold.

- Chinese Proverb

Meaning: When reading, don’t let a single word escape your attention; one word may be worth a thousand pieces of gold. This proverb stresses the fact that study requires undivided attention. And if there is something you don't understand, interrupt yourself. Only in this way can study be rewarded.

Advice, Chinese Proverb

小洞不补，大洞吃苦。

- 中國俗談

小 xiǎo | 洞 dòng | 不 bù | 补 bǔ | 大 dà | 洞 dòng | 吃 chī | 苦 kǔ |

A small hole not mended in time will become a big hole much more difficult to mend.

- Chinese Proverb

Meaning: This proverb tells us that if a trivial problem is not solved in time, it will become a serious and knotty one.

English equivalent: A stitch, in time, saves nine.

Learning, Chinese Proverb

不聞不若聞之，聞之不若見之，見之不若知之，知之不若行之；學至於行之而止矣。

- 中國俗談

Simplified: 不闻不若闻之，闻之不若见之，见之不若知之，知之不若行之；学至于行之而止矣。

不 bù | 聞 wén | 不 bù | 若 ruò | 聞 wén | 之 zhī | 聞 wén | 之 zhī | 不 bù | 若 ruò | 見 jiàn | 之 zhī | 見 jiàn | 之 zhī | 不 bù | 若 ruò | 知 zhī | 之 zhī | 知 zhī | 之 zhī | 不 bù | 若 ruò | 行 xíng | 之 zhī | 學 xué | 至 zhì | 於 yú | 行 xíng | 之 zhī | 而 ér | 止 zhǐ | 矣 yǐ |

Not hearing is not as good as hearing, hearing is not as good as seeing, seeing is not as good as mentally knowing, mentally knowing is not as good as acting; true learning continues up to the point that action comes forth

- Chinese Proverb

Common: I hear and I forget; I see and I remember; I do and I understand.

Moral: You can only understand something by trying it yourself.

Revised: Tell me and I [will] forget. Show me and I [will] remember. Involve me and I [will] understand.

Also: You can't understand until you walk a mile in someone else's shoes.

From Xun Zi (荀子 8.儒效 23）.

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Advice, Chinese Proverb

種豆得豆。

- 中國俗談

种豆得豆 [zhòngdòudédòu]

Reap the fruits of one's actions.

- Chinese Proverb

Plant sow beans and get beans.

References

种瓜得瓜 种豆得豆 [zhòngguādéguā zhòngdòudédòu] Plant melons and get melons, sow beans and get beans. |

Advice, Chinese Proverb

種瓜得瓜。

- 中國俗談

种瓜得瓜 [zhòngguādéguā]

Reap as one has sown.

- Chinese Proverb

Life, Chinese Proverb

人过半生，方知天命。[rénguòbànshēng fāngzhītiānmìng]

- 中國俗談

Life is half spent before we know what it is.

- Chinese Proverb

Advice, Chinese Proverb

捷足先登 [jiézúxiāndēng]

- 中國俗談

First come, first served.

- Chinese Proverb

Abundance, Chinese Proverb

多多益善

- 中國俗談

The more, the better.

- Chinese Proverb

Friend, Chinese Proverb

衣莫若新 人莫若故

- 中國俗談

Friendship is like wine - the older, the better.

- Chinese Proverb

Betrayal, Cáo Cāo

「寧我負人，毋人負我！」 - 曹操 Translation: "I'd rather betray others, than have others betray me." Statement in 190, after falsely killing Lü Boshe. Source: Sun Sheng Zaji, page 5 of Sanguo Zhi. - Cáo Cāo (曹操; 155 – 220 March 15) Cáo Cāo (曹操; 155 – 220 March 15) was a Chinese military leader, a regional warlord and the penultimate Chancellor of the Eastern Han Dynasty who rose to great power during its final years in ancient China. As one of the central figures of the Three Kingdoms period, he laid the foundations for what was to become the Kingdom of Wei (also known as Cáo Wèi) and was posthumously titled Emperor Wu of Wei (魏武帝) http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Cao_Cao

History, Li Keqiang

The forces of justice and the Chinese people -- and the people elsewhere who love peace -- will never accept any comments or actions that seek to deny or glorify the past history of fascist aggression.

- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (May 27, 2013)

History, Li Keqiang

By looking into a mirror, one can make sure that he is dressed properly. Only by facing history squarely, can one creat a future.

- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (李克强), the Potsdam Conference n the state of Brandenburg, Germany (May 2013)

Advice, Chinese Saying

By looking into a mirror, one can make sure that he is dressed properly.

- the ancient Chinese Saying

Learning, Chinese Proverb

Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere.

- Chinese Proverb

Genius, Chinese Proverb

敎養重於家世

- 中國俗談

Birth is much, but breeding is more.

- Chinese Proverb

Friend, Chinese Proverb

Keep company with good men and good men you'll learn to be.

- Chinese Proverb

Wisdom, Chinese Proverb

A good rat will not injure the grain near its own hole.

- Chinese Proverb

Advice, Chinese Proverb

清楚自己的无知是知识最好的部分。

- 中國俗談

To know one's ignorance is the best part of knowledge.

- Chinese Proverb

Life, Chinese Proverb

A man may know the world without leaving his own home.

- Chinese Proverb

Work, Chinese Proverb

空行空返。

- 中國俗談

No song, no supper.

- Chinese Proverb

Greed, Chinese Proverb

我田引水。

- 中國俗談

Draw water to one's mill.

- Chinese Proverb

Advice, Chinese Proverb

不要害怕成长地太慢，唯一可怕的是原地不动。

- 中國俗談

Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.

- Chinese Proverb