Showing posts with label Proverb. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Proverb. Show all posts

Sunday, March 23, 2014

Advice, Croatian Proverb


Bog govori: pomozi si sam, pomoci cu ti.
Idiomatic translation: God helps those who help themselves.

- Croatian Proverb

Source: Strauss, Emmanuel (1994). Dictionary of European Proverbs, Volym 1. Routledge. p. 732. ISBN 0415096243.

Thursday, March 13, 2014

Advice, Chinese Proverb


想让别人看到自己的优点,就得先承认他人的长处。

- 中國俗談

If you wish your merit to be known, acknowledge that of other people.

- Chinese Proverb

Thursday, March 6, 2014

Goodness, Chinese Proverb


真正的善良源自一个人的内心。

- 中國俗談

True goodness springs from a man's own heart.

- Chinese Proverb

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Sunday, November 24, 2013

Thursday, November 21, 2013

Judgement, Chinese Proverb


盖棺论定[gàiguānlùndìng]

- 中國俗談

Only when a man is dead can he be judged.

- Chinese Proverb

Saturday, November 16, 2013

Generation, Chinese Proverb


長江後浪推前浪
Simplified: 长江后浪推前浪
Transliteration (pinyin): Chángjiāng hòulàng tuī qiánlàng

- 中國俗談

The Changjiang River(長江) waves behind drive the waves ahead.

- Chinese Proverb

Meaning: Each new generation excels the last one.
汉语成语俗语对照词典. 南京大学出版社. 2008. p. 162. ISBN 7305052116.

http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Chinese_proverbs

Friday, November 1, 2013

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Tuesday, August 13, 2013