"When you drink the water, remember the spring" and 300 Other Chinese proverbs

When you drink the water, remember the spring.

A bad workman blames his tools.

A clever person turns great troubles into little ones and little ones into none at all.

Be careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear and you will produce weeds that choke the life from your dream. Water them with optimism and solutions and you will cultivate success. Always be on the lookout for ways to turn a problem into an opportunity for success. Always be on the lookout for ways to nurture your dream. - Lao Tzu

Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.

By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest. - Confucius

Dig the well before you are thirsty.

Never hesitate to ask a lesser person.

Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment. - Lao Tzu

To know the road ahead, ask those coming back.