1. A bit of fragrance clings to the hand that gives flowers.
2. Better to be a diamond with flaws than a pebble without imperfections.
3. Be not afraid to move slowly; be afraid only of standing still.
4. A gem will not be perfect without carving and polishing, nor a man perfected without trials.
5. Deep doubts, deep wisdom; small doubts, little wisdom.
6. When you drink water, remember the spring.
7. If heaven made him, earth can find some use for him.
8. Dig the well before you are thirsty.
9. If you don’t want anyone to know, don’t do it.
10. Teachers open the door; you enter by yourself.
11. A bird does not sing because it has an answer; it sings because it has a song.
12. A book holds a house of gold.
13. A filthy mouth will not utter decent language.
14. A thousand cups of wine do not suffice when true friends meet, but half a sentence is too much when there is no meeting of the minds.
15. Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
16. Do good, reap good; do evil, reap evil.
17. A book is like a garden carried in the pocket.
18. One generation plants trees, the next enjoys the cool shade.
19. Studying is like rowing a boat upstream; if you don’t move forward, you move backward.
20. Be patient in one moment of anger, to save yourself hundred days of sorrow.

The image is of one of the best Chinese New Year cards I received this year, from none other than the most creative Stepworks team; click to see the beautiful animated version.

Wishing you a happy Year of the Monkey!