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1000 good moves ruined by 1 bad
A Deliberate Inaction is Better than a Blind Action
A House Might be Worth 1 Million Dollars, But Good Neighbors are Worth 10 Million
A Journey of 1000 Miles Begins with a Single Step
A Journey of 1000 Miles Feels Like One
A Life of Happiness and Prosperity
A Life of Serenity Yields Understanding
A Moment of Time is as Precious as Gold
A sly rabbit has three openings to its den
A Truly Determined Person Will Find a Solution
Achieve Inner Peace; Find Deep Understanding
Advance Bravely / Indomitable Spirit
Alone with only your shadow for company
Always Striving for Inner Strength
An Open Book Benefits Your Mind
Any success can not compensate for failure in the home
Art of War: 5 Points of Analysis
Attack When The Enemy Has Low Morale
Bad Experience, Caution Lingers
Better to Choose Nothing, Rather than Make a Poor Choice
Better to sacrifice your life than your principles
Better to Travel 10,000 Miles than Read 10,000 Books
Black or white cat matters not as long as it can catch mice
Bounce Back / Stage a Comeback
Comparison Leads to Truth and Enlightenment
Confucius: Golden Rule / Ethic of Reciprocity
Confucius: Universal Education
Daodejing / Tao Te Ching - Chapter 33
Daodejing / Tao Te Ching - Excerpt
Do not fear being slow, fear standing still
Do not fear poverty; Fear low ambitions
Do not fear the task: Cooperation will lead to success
Doing good is the greatest source of happiness
Drain the pond to get all the fish
Drinking the water of a well: One should never forget who dug it
Dripping Water Penetrates Stone
Duty to Defend and Protect Country
Each Time You Stumble and Fall, You Gain Experience and Wisdom
Even a fool may sometimes come up with a good idea
Even an iron bar can be ground to a needle
Even The 100-Foot Bamboo Can Grow One More Foot
Everything Happens for a Reason
Example is Better than Precept
Experience is the Mother of Wisdom
Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth
Failure is a Stepping Stone to Success
Failure is the Mother of Success
Failure is the Origin of Success
Fall Down Seven Times, Get Up Eight
Fear not long roads; Fear only short ambition
Fix the roof before the rain; Dig the well before you are thirsty
Flourish and Blossom Everywhere
Flower in the Mirror, Moon on Water
Flowers Bloom and Flowers Fall
Flowers Bloom and Flowers Wither
Freedom from Anger and Worry Yields Longevity
Have a Walking Stick at the Ready Before You Stumble
Hearing a Hundred Times is Not as Good as Seeing Once
Honorable Death - No Surrender
How can you catch tiger cubs without entering the lair of the tiger?
Hunt Foxes with Stealth, Hunt Wolves in the Open
If you cannot bite, do not show your teeth
If you love your child, send them out into the world
Impartial and Fair to the Brotherhood and Sisterhood of the World
In Flowers the Cherry Blossom, In Men the Samurai
In the Abyss of Infinite Bitterness - Turn to the Shore
Inner Strength is Better than Outward Appearance
It is better to be a warrior in a garden than a gardener in a war
It is the Journey, Not the Destination
Keep Calm in Face of Adversity
Know Your Enemy, Know Yourself, and Win 100 Battles
Know Your Enemy, Know Yourself, and You Cannot Lose
Learn New Ways From Old / Onkochishin
Listen to Both Sides and be Enlightened, Listen to One Side and be in the Dark
Live Together and Help Each Other
Love Between Child and Parents
Love the Flower, Love the Pot also
Maintain An Army For 1000 Days, Use It For An Hour
Mark the boat to find the lost sword / Ignoring the changing circumstances of the world
Men Die for Wealth, Birds Die for Food
Mujo no Kaze / Wind of Impermanence
Naranu Koto Wa Naranu Mono Desu
Never Forget Your First Resolution
Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today
No arrogance in victory, No despair in defeat
No man knows what he owes to his parents until he comes to have children of his own
No one knows a son better than the father
Not Only Can Water Float A Boat, It Can Sink It Also
Nothing is Impossible with Persistence
Old, But More Vigorous in Spirit
One Justice Can Overpower 100 Evils
One who is drenched in rain does not fear drops of dew
One who walks by the river may end up with wet feet
Only the sleepless know the length of night
Overcome: Regardless of the Rain and Wind
Past experience is the teacher for the future
Perseverance / Indomitable / Invincible Fortitude
Preparation Yields No Fear or Worries
Put out a burning wood cart with a cup of water
Read 10,000 Books, Travel 10,000 Miles
Realize Your Ambitions / Embrace Your Ambition
Realize Your Ambitions / Ride on the Crest of Success
Regardless of the Weather, We Overcome Troubles Together
Respect out of fear is never genuine; Reverence out of respect is never false
Rise Up with Thrift and Diligence
River of Literacy, Sea of Learning
Rose Flowers Given, Frangrance Remains on Hands of Giver
Safety and Well-Being of the Family
Schooled by Experience and Hard Knocks
Soldiers Adapt Actions to the Situation
Spare the Rod, Spoil the Child
Standing by Oneself / Walking by Oneself
Strong bones come from hard knocks
The Confident Helmsman Inspires Confidence in the Passengers
The Destination is Nothing Without the Journey
The Foundation of Good Conduct
The incompetent boat pilot blames the river for his shortcomings
The More We Sweat in Training, The Less We Bleed in Battle
The one who retreats 50 paces mocks the one to retreats 100
The Sea of Knowledge Has No Limits
The Spirit of the Dragon Horse
The Spirit of the Dragon Horse and Power of a Tiger
The Universe in Balance / Balanced Universe
The Warrior’s Word, Dependable as Gold and Steel
The Weak are Meat, The Strong Eat
The Whole Room Rocks With Laughter
There is no pleasure without pain
There is No Royal Road to Learning
Those Who Understand are Clever, Those Who Know Themselves are Truly Wise
Through the Ups and Downs of Life
To a Willing Heart, All Things Are Possible
To Know Hardship, One Must Experience It
Tranquility Yields Transcendence
True Victory is Victory Over Oneself
Ultimate Loyalty to Your Country
Undaunted After Repeated Setbacks
Unselfish: Perfectly Impartial
Use Hard Work to Overcome Adversity
Walking 100 Miles: Stopping at 90 miles, is the same as stopping half-way
Warriors: Quality Over Quantity
We are not born with knowledge, how does one achieve maturity?
When Three People Gather, One Becomes a Teacher
When Three People Gather, Wisdom is Multiplied
Where There is a Will, There is a Way
Where there’s a will there’s a way
Without a big net, how can you catch fish?
Words Have Enormous Weight: One Word Worth Nine Caldrons
Work Unselfishly for the Common Good
Working Together as One / Cooperation
Year-In Year-Out Have Abundance