Customized Chinese Painting :: Chinese Proverbs Gallery:: <meta name="author" content="Ngan Siu-Mui" /> <meta name="description" content="Customized Chinese proverb painting" /> <link rel="stylesheet" href="../styles-css/style_artw.css" type="text/css" media="screen" /> </head> <body>  <div id="container-wide"> <h1> <span class="letter250">c</span>hinese proverbs gallery<br /> <span class="letter50">by ngan siu-mui</span></h1>  <div id="back-black">  <div id="artwinfo"> <h3 class="smallcaps letspacing2 pad-n2"> <span class="letter250">e</span>xamples of proverbs you can choose.</h3> <table class="tb-custom"> <tr> <td class="bord-w1"> <img src="./message-01_400_paper.jpg" alt="away-from-is-tao" /></td> <td class="bord-w1"> <img src="./message-02_400_paper.jpg" alt="" /></td> <td class="bord-w1"> <img src="./message-03_400_paper.jpg" alt="" /></td> <td> <img src="./message-04_400_paper.jpg" alt="" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bord-w1"> Away from having or not having is the Tao</td> <td class="bord-w1"> Truth, perfection and beauty</td> <td class="bord-w1"> What life is now is happiness</td> <td> Gracious retirement</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bord-w1 bord-n4"> <img src="./message_200901_400_paper.jpg" alt="away-from-is-tao" /><br /></td> <td class="bord-w1 bord-n4"> <img src="./message_200902_400_paper.jpg" alt="" /></td> <td class="bord-w1 bord-n4"> <img src="./message_200903_400_paper.jpg" alt="" /></td> <td class="bord-n4"> <img src="./message_200904_400_paper.jpg" alt="" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="bord-w1"> Do not listen to the rain in the forest</td> <td class="bord-w1"> Blessing, prosperity and longevity</td> <td class="bord-w1"> With friends, a thousand cups of wine is not enough</td> <td> The rejoicing news from the jade swallows</td> </tr> </table> <p class="lev01"> <h3 class="smallcaps letspacing2 pad-n2"> <span class="letter250">m</span>ore examples of proverbs and quotes you can choose.</h3> <p>The number of Chinese characters is indicated at the end.</p> <h3 class="smallcaps letspacing2 pad-n2"> <span class="letter250">P</span>roverbs</h3> <ul class="nostyle lev01 mar-n-1"> <li class="pad-n05"><strong>Destiny Proverbs</strong> <ul> <li>What life is now is happiness - 4</li> </ul></li> <li class="pad-n05"><strong>Love Proverbs</strong> <ul> <li>With friends, a thousand cups of wine is not enough - 3</li> <li>Eternal heaven, everlasting earth -4</li> <li>Love at first sight - 4</li> </ul></li> <li class="pad-n1"><strong>Knowledge, Wisdom Proverbs</strong> <ul> <li>Truth, perfection and beauty - 3</li> <li>Fewer Words are Best - 4</li> <li>The person who is self sufficient attains the greatest happiness - 4</li> </ul></li> <li class="pad-n1"><strong>Achievement Sayings and Proverbs</strong> <ul> <li>Gracious retirement - 2</li> <li>Old age, great achievement - 4</li></ul></li> <li class="pad-n1"><strong>Principle Saying</strong> <ul> <li>Respect your principle, don't bow to money</li> <li>The World is my Home - 4</li> <li>Unbridled Creativity -4</li> <li>Quiet thoughts mend the body - 4</li> <li>Never Give Up -4</li> </ul></li> <li class="pad-n1"><strong>Peace Proverbs</strong> <ul> <li>People who are content in life will always find happiness - 4</li> <li>Listen to Your Heart (Body and mind in harmony) - 4</li> <li>Live in peace though living away from home -4</li> </ul></li> <li class="pad-n1"><strong>Action Proverbs</strong> <ul> <li>Never too late to mend - 4</li> <li>Undaunted After Repeated Setbacks - 4</li> </ul></li> <li class="pad-n1"><strong>Courage Proverbs</strong> <ul> <li>A heavy load and a long journey, your way to success - 4</li> </ul></li> <li class="pad-n1"><strong>Best wishes Proverbs</strong> <ul> <li>Blessing, prosperity and longevity - 3</li> <li>The rejoicing news from the jade swallows - 4</li> <li>Ever green day lily (wish of longevity for a mother) - 4</li> <li>She will order well her chamber and house (blessing for a bride) - 4</li> </ul></li> <li class="pad-n1"><strong>Proverbs for Compliments </strong> <ul> <li>Heavenly beauty - 4</li> <li>Hidden Dragon Crouching Tiger -4</li> <li>Brave the wind and the waves - 4(Great Ambitions)</li> </ul></li> <h3 class="smallcaps letspacing2 pad-n2"> <span class="letter250">Q</span>uotes</h3> <li class="pad-n1"><strong>Knowledge, Wisdom Quotes</strong> <ul> <li>Experience is the forerunner of wisdom - </li> <li>Good behaviors are better than principles - </li> <li>Deliberate inaction is better than blind action - </li> <li>Knowing the world without leaving one's own home - </li> <li>Reading enriches your mind; conversation makes you wise -</li> <li>Through his actionless activity, all things are duly regulated - 6</li> </ul></li> <li class="pad-n1"><strong>Love Quotes</strong> <ul> <li>Beauty lies in a lover's eyes -7</li> </ul></li> <li class="pad-n1"><strong>Peace Quotes</strong> <ul> <li>Achieve inner peace and deep understanding -</li> </ul></li> <li class="pad-n1"><strong>Enlightenment Quote</strong> <ul> <li>Listen to both sides and be enlightened; listen to one side and be left in the dark</li> <li>Gold cannot buy time - 7</li> </ul></li> <li class="pad-n1"><strong>Perseverance Quotes</strong> <ul> <li>When you stumble or fall, you gain experience and wisdom</li> <li>Wisdom comes from experience</li> <li>Build your character through training and discipline</li> </ul></li> <li class="pad-n1"><strong>Courage Quotes</strong> <ul> <li>I would die for speaking out, but would not to live in silence</li> </ul></li> <li class="pad-n1"><strong>Friendship Quote</strong> <ul> <li>New things are exciting; old friends are warm</li> </ul></li> <li class="pad-n1"><strong>Nature Quotes</strong> <ul> <li>The world is large, its beauty is beyond words</li> </ul></li>  </div>   <div id="navbot"> <p class="pad-n2"> For more information</p> <span class="fullbox-a pad-n05"> please<a href="../contact/contact-01_en.html">contact</a>the artist</span> <p class="pad-n1 pad-s2"> <img src="../img-common/arrow-up_acacac_10x10.png" alt="arrow" /> <a href="#container-wide">top of the page</a><br /> <img src="../img-common/arrow-left_acacac_10x10.png" alt="arrow" /> <a href="./customart-01_en.html">back to custom art</a></p> </div>  </div>  </div>  </body> </html>