| James Wood, comp. Dictionary of Quotations. 1899. | | | | Chinese Proverbs |
| | | A grave and a majestic exterior is the palace of the soul. | 1 |
| Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without one. | 2 |
| Exaggeration is to paint a snake and add legs. | 3 |
| For the sake of one good action a hundred evil actions should be condoned. | 4 |
| Great profits, great risks. | 5 |
| If people take no care for the future, they will soon have sorrow for the present. | 6 |
| It is easy to open a shop, but hard to keep it open. | 7 |
| Ivory does not come from a rat’s mouth. | 8 |
| Not the cry, but the flight of a wild duck, rouses the flock to fly and follow. | 9 |
| One never needs his wit so much as when he argues with a fool. | 10 |
| Repentance is the May of the virtues. | 11 |
| Resolution is independent of great age, but without it one lives a hundred years in vain. | 12 |
| Respect for one’s parents is the highest of the duties of civil life. | 13 |
| Riches come better after poverty than poverty after riches. | 14 |
| To climb a tree to catch a fish is talking much and doing nothing. | 15 |
| To excite a fierce dog to capture a lame rabbit is to attack a contemptible enemy. | 16 |
| Top and bottom teeth sometimes come into awkward collision. | 17 |
| Towers are measured by their shadows. | 18 | | |
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