“早起的鸟儿有虫吃。/ 早起的鳥兒有蟲吃。Those who are late to act, arrive, or get up tend to miss opportunities already seized by those who came earlier. – Chinese Saying”
Author: Decode Mandarin Chinese
The energy of the new generation inspires the old
“长江后浪推前浪。/ 長江後浪推前浪。The Changjiang River waves behind drive the waves ahead. – Chinese Saying”
A small fire is soon quenched
“小洞不补，大洞吃苦。/ 小洞不補，打洞吃苦。Destroy the seed of evil, or it will grow up to your ruin. – Chinese saying”
人不知，而不愠，不亦君子乎？
“If one remains not annoyed when he is not understood by people around him, isn’t he a sage? 人不知，而不愠，不亦君子乎？”
学而时习之，不亦说乎？
“Isn’t it a pleasure to study and practice what you have learned? 学而时习之，不亦说乎？/學而時習之, 不亦說乎?”