A bridge never crossed is a life never lived. Traditional
He who asks is a fool for five minutes. But he who does not ask remains a fool forever. Traditional
Do not forget to take your wife when you move house. Traditional
There is no greater happiness than freedom from worry,and there is no greater wealth than contentment. Lao Zi, Spring and Autumn Period
A man has only one death. Sima Qian, Han Dynasty
During his lifetime, an individual should devote his efforts to create happiness and to enjoy it, and also to keep it in store in society so that individuals of the future may also enjoy it, one generation doing the same for next and so on unto infinity. - Chen Duxiu, Republican Period
Life is but a smile on the lips of death. Li Zhinfa, People's Republic
Once a word is spoken four horses cannot drag it back. Ouyang Xiu, Song Dynasty
By using bronze as a mirror, you can adjust your clothes and hat. By using history as a mirror, you can know the rise and fall of empires. By using man as a mirror, you can know your virtues and errors. Tai Cong, Tang Dynasty
How do you know what the fish think? You're not a fish. Hui Zi, Warring States period
One night I was a butterfly, fluttering happily around. Then I awoke, and I found that I was a man. But what am I in truth? A man who dreams he is a butterfly, or a butterfly who dreams he is a man? Zhuang Zi, Warring States Period
Whilst the last one is my favourite it is closely followed by 'Do not forget to take your wife when you move house'.
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