The More We Sweat in Training - The Less We Bleed in Battle - Chinese Scroll
135cm
53"
50.5cm
19¾"

Approximate Measurements

Artwork Panel: 32.5cm x 77.3cm  ≈  12¾" x 30½"

Silk/Brocade: 41.5cm x 135cm  ≈  16¼" x 53"

Width at Wooden Knobs: 50.5cm  ≈  19¾"

The More We Sweat in Training - The Less We Bleed in Battle - Chinese Scroll close up view

Close up view of the artwork mounted to this silk brocade wall scroll

Discounted Asian Art. Reason for discount: minor paper flaw.

平時多流汗戰時少流血

The More We Sweat in Training,
The Less We Bleed in Battle

Chinese Calligraphy Wall Scroll

There is more than one way to translate this ancient Chinese military proverb. Here are a few interpretations:

A drop of sweat spent in a drill is a drop of blood saved in war.

More practice will give one a better chance of success in real situation.

The more you sweat in training, the less you bleed in battle.

I heard this many times when I was a U.S. Marine, but I had no idea at the time that it was actually an old Chinese proverb.