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Can anyone tell me whether the following proverb is also a Chinese one? That is what I was told, but I just want to confirm!
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Yang Yujia, you are the only student that feels convinced that this is indeed a Chinese proverb! And I tend to believe you as that was what I learned initially! But my question is that, if it is a Chinese proverb, why is it not being practiced in the China of today ...?! See my comment to Li Ningning above. It is indeed a very good proverb, but then one should live it!
Interesting one you mentioned about happiness too! Shows you, we should add more value to what we have before we want more (not necessarily referring to money and wealth). Thanks!
Some people say it was said by a Chinese.But there are some say it was said by an American called Martin Seligman.And he has a book named Authentic Happiness.I am sorry that I don't know who is right.
I accept that it may be a traditional Chinese virtue, Li Ningning, but the Chinese people are not applying it in daily life! Too many times have I read about people that got injured in the streets and Chinese people walking past them without helping. They say it is because many of those injured people would afterwards blame their helpers ("good Samaritans") for their misfortune and then sue them for damages. So, though the Chinese traditional virtue may be to help others, it doesn't get practiced in modern China!
Maybe it's a Chinese one,but I think it's not famous,Because I didn't hear it before，haha！