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bù ɡuǎn hēi māo hái shì bái māo ，nénɡ zhuā dào láo shǔ de jiù shì hǎo māo 。
不 管 黑 猫 还 是 白 猫 ， 能 抓 到 老 鼠 的 就 是 好 猫 。
Black cat or white cat: If it can catch mice, it's a good cat.

sān rén xínɡ ， bì yǒu wǒ shī 。 -- kǒnɡ zǐ
三 人 行 ， 必 有 我 师 。 -- 孔 子
If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher.-- CONFUCIUS

shòu rén yǐ yú bù rú shòu rén yǐ yú
授 人 以 鱼 不 如 授 人 以 渔
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.

cōnɡ mínɡ de rén ， dà shì huà xiǎo ， xiǎo shì huà liáo
聪 明 的 人 ， 大 事 化 小 ， 小 事 化 了
A clever person turns great troubles into little ones and little ones into none at all.

jǐ suǒ bú yù wù shī yú rén 。
己 所 不 欲 勿 施 于 人 。
A person who say it cannot be done should not interrupt the man doing it.

qiān lǐ zhī xínɡ shǐ yú zú xià 。 lǎo zi
千 里 之 行 始 于 足 下。--- 老 子
A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.--- LAO TZU

wǔ shí bù xiào bǎi bù 。
五 十 步 笑 百 步 。
The pot calling the kettle black

shēnɡ mìnɡ yǒu xiàn ， zhī shí wú yá 。---- zhuānɡ zi
生 命 有 限 ， 知 识 无 涯 。--- 庄 子
Life is finite, while knowledge is infinite. ---ZHUANGZI

zhī yào gōng fū shēn , tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn
只要功夫深,铁杵磨成针。
As long as there is perseverance iron pestle can polish.

dǎ pò shā guō wèn dào dǐ  -wú chāng líng
打破沙锅问到底。-吴昌龄
Inquire into the bottom facts in the affair.

liú dé qīng shān zài，bù pà méi chái shāo - líng méng chū
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。- 凌蒙初
Where there is life, there is hope.

tiān xià xīng wáng , pǐ fū yǒu zé - gù yán wǔ
天下兴亡，匹夫有责。- 顾炎武
Rise and fall of a nation rests with every one of its citizens.

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