Shī Nàiān

Quotes

1. Good times don't last forever, all flowers fade.

2. 

   Disturbing the grass alerts the snake.

3. 

   If fated, men come together though a thousand li apart. If not, they miss each other though they meet face to face.

4. 

   You don't know a man till you've fought him.

5. 

   Luck comes but once, but trouble comes in droves.

6. 

   When good folk meet, evil men keep their distance.

7. 

   Soldiers are trained for months for the sake of a few days of battle.

8. 

   Easily obtained, easily lost; arduously obtained, strongly held.

9. 

   When the rabbit dies, the fox mourns. All are of the same animal kingdom.

10. 

    The knot of hatred should be opened, not tightened.

11. 

    Though you see a friend off a thousand li, sooner or later you must part.

12. 

    Inner force counts more than outward strength.