Time, Thousand Character Classic

尺璧非寶寸陰是競。

- 千字文

Jade has a price but time is priceless.

- Thousand Character Classic (千字文)

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千字文 (Thousand Character Classic)

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Reference

¶ 少年易老学难成，一寸光阴不可轻。(朱憙)
The young become old soon. It takes a lot of time to learn something. We must not waste any time. [Zhu Xi (朱憙, 1130-1200)]

¶ Time is money.(Western Proverb)

¶ You may delay, but time will not. (Benjamin Franklin)

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Nature, Chinese Proverb

If I keep a green bough in my heart, the singing bird will come.

- Chinese Proverb

Time, Zhu Xi (朱憙, 1130-1200)

少年易老学难成，一寸光阴不可轻。

- 朱憙

The young become old soon. It takes a lot of time to learn something. We must not waste any time.

- Zhu Xi (朱憙, 1130-1200)

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Similar Sayings

¶ Time is money.(Western Proverb)

¶ You may delay, but time will not. (Benjamin Franklin)

Happiness, Chinese Proverb

If you want happiness for an hour? take a nap. If you want happiness for a day? Go fishing. If you want happiness for a year? Inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime? Help someone else.

- Chinese Proverb

Canton, Chinese proverb

Everything new originates in Canton(廣東).

- Chinese proverb

Japan, Hua Chunying (華春瑩)

Abe's visit to the shrine has already attracted the Chinese people's ire and denunciation. How can a person who is not willing to face up to their own history, to facts, win the trust of the international community or cause people to believe he has a role to play in maintaining regional and global peace and stability?

- Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying (Dec 27, 2013)

Courage, Chinese Proverb

Only the brave deserve the fair.

- Chinese Proverb

However, only the rich, fat and cowardly merchants can afford the same.