Chinese proverbs are equally well known for their serious insight and their hilarity. The topic of love is much discussed among Chinese proverbs, which discuss romantic love, love for your fellow man, sisterly love and much more. Lists of Chinese proverbs are available online for public use. At the Famous Proverbs website more than two pages of Chinese proverbs are available, many of which touch
. on love. The quotes available at http://www.famous-proverbs.com/chinese.htm begin with a quote which focuses on the importance of loving your fellow man: "If you want happiness for an hour; take a nap. If you want happiness for a day; go fishing. If you want happiness for a month; get married. If you want happiness for a year; inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime; help someone else." The site of Chinese Sayings and Proverbs, at http://chinese-sayings.com/, is not organized according to topic. Some of the proverbs, like "A flower cannot blossom without sunshine nor a garden without love", clearly deal with love and its powers. Others, however, like "You cannot lose what you never had" have more abstract application to relationships. Sound of Life has a page of quotes that are only love related, and which can be narrowed to Chinese proverbs only, at http://www.soundoflife.net/chinese-proverbs/. Among them is that though that if you Curse your wife at evening, sleep alone at night. Perhaps, the most famous Chinese philosopher who wrote, or has been given credit for, a great number of proverbs is Confucius. A list of Confucius's saying is available online at http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/chinese-new-year/confucius-says-chinese-proverbs.html. The first of them "Smooth words and fawning looks are seldom found with love." clearly related to romantic relationships. Confucius quotes are typically witty enough to make people laugh, while containing enough wisdom to make people consider their position. Smooth words and fawning looks are seldom found with love. or http://www.soundoflife.net/chinese-proverbs/
