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Many Chinese proverbs exist, some of which have entered English in forms that are of varying degrees of faithfulness. A notable example is "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step", from the Dao De Jing, ascribed to Laozi.[1] They cover all aspects of life, and are widely used in everyday speech, in contrast to the decline of the use of proverbs in Western cultures.[2] The majority are distinct from high literary forms such as xiehouyu and chengyu, and are common sayings of usually anonymous authorship,[2] originating through "little tradition" rather than "great tradition".[3]
- ^ Rohsenow 2003, p. xi.
- ^ a b Herzberg 2016, p. 295.
- ^ Rohsenow 2003, p. xvii.