Sir Thomas More Quotes


When you go to dig a grave for your enemy-dig two. Chinese Proverb Enemies 794
Great souls have wills; feeble ones have only wishes. Chinese Proverb Will 705
Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me. Chinese Proverb Fools 591
Be not disturbed at being misunderstood; be disturbed rather at not being understanding. Chinese Proverb Understanding 501
A good neighbor-a found treasure. Chinese Proverb Neighbors 368
If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow. Chinese Proverb Anger 240
Behind an able man there are always other able men. Chinese Proverb Ability 236
One cannot manage too many affairs: Like pumpkins in the water, one pops up while you try to hold down the other. Chinese Proverb Management 204
The palest ink is better than the best memory. Chinese Proverb Memory 136
Great men never feel great; small men never feel small. Chinese Proverb Greatness 117
It is the beautiful bird that gets caged. Chinese Proverb Beauty 116
Man must sit in chair with mouth open for very long time before roast duck fly in. Chinese Proverb Life 115
The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials. Chinese Proverb Perfection 99
He who keeps the hills, burns the wood; he who keeps the streams drinks the water. Chinese Proverb Nature 93
Happiness is someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for. Chinese Proverb Happiness 92
Those who seek power for personal ends eventually run afoul of popular opinion. Chinese Proverb Power 90
Those who cause divisions, in order to injure other people; are in fact preparing pitfalls for their own ruin. Chinese Proverb Wrong 89
Think of your own faults the first part of the night when you are awake, and of the faults of others the latter part of the night when you are asleep. Chinese Proverb Faults 89
Slander cannot destroy the man ... when the flood recedes, the rock is there. Chinese Proverb Insults 87
He who would rise in the world should veil his ambitions with the forms of humanity. Chinese Proverb Ambition 85
Who thinks an inch, but talks a yard, needs a kick in the foot. Chinese Proverb Talk 81
The more you eat, the less flavor; the less you eat, the more flavor. Chinese Proverb Food 80
He who sacrifices his conscience to ambition burns a picture to obtain the ashes. Chinese Proverb Conscience 78
If I keep a green bough in my heart, the singing bird will come. Chinese Proverb Heart 78
The journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step. Chinese Proverb Trying 75
A man seldom gets rich without ill-got gain; as a horse does not fatten without feeding in the night. Chinese Proverb Riches 72
He who cannot in his own house entertain a guest, when abroad will find few to entertain him. Chinese Proverb Friendship 70
Towers are measured by their shadows, and men of merit by those who are envious of them. Chinese Proverb Merit 69
Anywhere in the world salt is good to eat; anywhere in the world money is good to use. Chinese Proverb Money 57
Spring is sooner recognized by plants than by men. Chinese Proverb Seasons 56
Patience, and the mulberry leaf becomes a silk gown. Chinese Proverb Patience 53
There is a great man who makes every man feel small. But the really great man is the man who makes every man feel great. Chinese Proverb Greatness 49
Better return and make a net, than to go down to the stream and merely wish for fish. Chinese Proverb Desires 48
The door to virtue is heavy and hard to push. Chinese Proverb Virtue 47

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