Personality, Western Proverb

Personality is to a man what perfume is to a flower.

- Western Proverb

CGV Cinemas Movie Theater

CGV CINEMAS
http://www.cgvcinemas.com

CGV Cinemas Movie Theater
621 South Western Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90005

Learning, Chinese Proverb

不聞不若聞之，聞之不若見之，見之不若知之，知之不若行之；學至於行之而止矣。

- 中國俗談

Simplified: 不闻不若闻之，闻之不若见之，见之不若知之，知之不若行之；学至于行之而止矣。

不 bù | 聞 wén | 不 bù | 若 ruò | 聞 wén | 之 zhī | 聞 wén | 之 zhī | 不 bù | 若 ruò | 見 jiàn | 之 zhī | 見 jiàn | 之 zhī | 不 bù | 若 ruò | 知 zhī | 之 zhī | 知 zhī | 之 zhī | 不 bù | 若 ruò | 行 xíng | 之 zhī | 學 xué | 至 zhì | 於 yú | 行 xíng | 之 zhī | 而 ér | 止 zhǐ | 矣 yǐ |

Not hearing is not as good as hearing, hearing is not as good as seeing, seeing is not as good as mentally knowing, mentally knowing is not as good as acting; true learning continues up to the point that action comes forth

- Chinese Proverb

Common: I hear and I forget; I see and I remember; I do and I understand.

Moral: You can only understand something by trying it yourself.

Revised: Tell me and I [will] forget. Show me and I [will] remember. Involve me and I [will] understand.

Also: You can't understand until you walk a mile in someone else's shoes.

From Xun Zi (荀子 8.儒效 23）.

http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Chinese_proverbs

Self-discipline, Western Proverb

No shame, no honor.

- Western Proverb

Advice, Chinese Proverb

種豆得豆。

- 中國俗談

种豆得豆 [zhòngdòudédòu]

Reap the fruits of one's actions.

- Chinese Proverb

Plant sow beans and get beans.

References

种瓜得瓜 种豆得豆 [zhòngguādéguā zhòngdòudédòu] Plant melons and get melons, sow beans and get beans. |

Friends, English Proverb

Flag of the UK

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

- English Proverb

Self-care, Western Proverb

Likeness causes liking.

- Western Proverb