- 好事不出门，坏事传千里 hǎoshìbùchūménhuàishìchuánqiānlǐ good news stays home while bad news travels fastA proverb meaning that good deeds go unnoticed while scandals and bad news spread quickly and far
- 好事不出门，恶事传千里 hǎoshìbùchūmén'èshìchuánqiānlǐ good deeds go unnoticed but scandal spreads fastLiterally "good deeds do not go beyond the door, evil deeds spread a thousand miles"; used to express that positive actions are rarely discussed while bad news or scandals travel quickly.
- 秀才不出门，全知天下事 xiùcaibùchūménquánzhītiānxiàshì a scholar knows the world's news without leaving homea scholar or learned person knows everything going on in the world without ever having to step outside
- 秀才不出门，能知天下事 xiùcaibùchūménnéngzhītiānxiàshì a scholar can know everything without travelinga person of learning can know everything happening in the world even without leaving home; it suggests that through books and study one can gain broad knowledge of the world
