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Ancient Chinese Proverbs

 


The ancient Chinese used proverbs to teach their children good manners and to help them learn the proper way of doing things.
Excerpt from The Analects of Confucius, c.400 BCE:


Proverbs were used to encourage people to think about things in the right way, which was very Taoist. 

 

Proverbs were also used to help each person become the best person they could be. Ancient Buddhist text:

 

 

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