Chinese Proverbs about Women

Southland Times, Issue 14814, 15 December 1900, Page 2 (Supplement)

Chinese Proverbs about Women

_ ■»- — Respect always a silent woman ; great; ia rhe wisdom of the woman that holdeth her t;ongae. A vain woman is to be feared, for she will sacrifice all for her pride. Trust not a vain woman, for aha is licet in tier own eyea. A haughty woman stumble?, for she cannot see what may ba in her way. Trust not the woman that thlnketh more of herself than another; mercy will not dwell n her heart. The gods honor her who thinketh long be- ' ore opening her lips. Pearls come from her noutb. A woman that is not loved is a kite from which the string haa been taken ; she drives jrith every wind and cometh to naught but a long fall. A woman and a child are alike; eaoh neede * strong, nplifting hand. A woman who respects herself is more beautiful than a single etir ; more beautiful than many etara ab night. Woman is the ease for that which pains the father, she ia balm for his troubles. A woman who mistakes her place can never return to where she first was ; the path has seen covered up from her eyes. A woman desirous of being seen by men is sot trustworthy ; fear the glance from her «flye. Give heed to her to whom children have ;ome; ehe walks in the sacred wayß and lacks sot love. When firab a woman loves she fears ; she [ears not that to which she haa become «c---sustomed. A mother not spoken well of by hor children is an enemy to the state; she should not live within the kingdom's wall. A woman without children haa not yet the moat precious of her jawela. Give heed to the voice of an old woman ; sorrow has given her wiedom. A beautiful woman knows not her charms, therefore is she beautiful, more so than the colors of the sea. Speak not ill of any woman ; if a woman ba not righteous what Bhe is speaka for Itself. Like sheep that be leaderlesa are many women come together for much talk.