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21. A book is like a garden carried in the pocket.. Chinese Proverb. A book is like a garden carried in the pocket.

22. A book tightly shut is but a block of paper.. Chinese Proverb. A book tightly shut is but a block of paper.

23. A bride received into the home is like a horse that you have just bought; you break her in by constantly mounting her and continually beating her.. Chinese Proverb. A bride received into the home is like a horse that you have just bought; you break her in by constantly mounting her and continually beating her.

24. A bridle for the tongue is a necessary piece of furniture.. Chinese Proverb. A bridle for the tongue is a necessary piece of furniture.

25. A buddha made of mud crossing a river cannot protect even himself.. Chinese Proverb. A buddha made of mud crossing a river cannot protect even himself.

26. A chick that will grow into a cock can be spotted the very day it hatches.. Chinese Proverb. A chick that will grow into a cock can be spotted the very day it hatches.

27. A chicken is hatched even from such a well-sealed thing as an egg.. Chinese Proverb. A chicken is hatched even from such a well-sealed thing as an egg.

28. A child's life is like a piece of paper on which every passerby leaves a mark.. Chinese Proverb. A child's life is like a piece of paper on which every passerby leaves a mark.

29. A child's words have no guile.. Chinese Proverb. A child's words have no guile.

30. A clear conscience is the greatest armor.. Chinese Proverb. A clear conscience is the greatest armor.

31. A clever doctor never treats himself.. Chinese Proverb. A clever doctor never treats himself.

32. A clever person turns great troubles into little ones, and little ones into none at all.. Chinese Proverb. A clever person turns great troubles into little ones, and little ones into none at all.

33. A client twixt his attorney and counselor is like a goose twixt two foxes.. Chinese Proverb. A client twixt his attorney and counselor is like a goose twixt two foxes.

34. A closed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.. Chinese Proverb. A closed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.

35. A cloth is not woven from a single thread.. Chinese Proverb. A cloth is not woven from a single thread.

36. A country where flowers are priced so as to make them a luxury has yet to learn the first principles of civilization.. Chinese Proverb. A country where flowers are priced so as to make them a luxury has yet to learn the first principles of civilization.

37. A courageous foe is better than a cowardly friend.. Chinese Proverb. A courageous foe is better than a cowardly friend.

38. A courtesy much entreated is half recompensed.. Chinese Proverb. A courtesy much entreated is half recompensed.

39. A courtyard common to all will be swept by none.. Chinese Proverb. A courtyard common to all will be swept by none.

40. A crisis is an opportunity riding the dangerous wind.. Chinese Proverb. A crisis is an opportunity riding the dangerous wind.

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