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confucius for today a century of chinese proverbs
it is better to light the candle than to curse the darkness . he who asks a question may be a fool for five minutes ; he who asks no questions stays a fool for ever . give a man a fish and you feed him for a day . teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime . with such wisdom and truth as to be eternally relevant chinese proverbs have found their ways through the centuries and into many cultures . coming face to face with the monumental wisdom of the legendary master kung better known by his latinized name of confucius and others is a revealing and humbling experience . the masters influence is to be found in the greater part of all proverbs that emanate from china . confucius encouraged in his followers a careful study of the outside world and a process of deep thought through which to consider and judge their observations . as confucius said as one lamp serves to dispel a thousand years of darkness so one flash of wisdom destroys ten thousand years of ignorance .