938 Proverbs about King / Page 5
81. Better a live beggar than a dead king.
82. Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking.
83. Don't let your tongue or your paintbrush wag your tail when they are making up an inventory.
84. Don't look back when you are walking along the edge of a wall.
85. Even ugly faces are worth looking at -- and that is a great comfort for most people.
86. From Nanking to Beijing, buyers are never as smart as the sellers.
87. He who is thirsty dreams that he is drinking.
88. It is easy to govern a kingdom but difficult to rule one's family.
89. Spouses that love each other say a thousand things without speaking.
90. Talking doesn't get your rice cooked.
91. Talking without thinking is shooting without aiming.
92. The conquerors are kings; the defeated are bandits.
93. Though talking face to face, their hearts are a thousand miles apart.
94. To climb a tree to catch a fish is talking much and doing nothing.
95. To make good conversation there are a thousand subjects, but there are still those who cannot meet a cripple without talking about feet.
96. To stop drinking, study a drunkard when you are sober.
97. When a king makes a mistake, all the people suffer.
98. You can't look at the stars while you are walking if you have a stone in your shoe.
99. You will never be punished for making people die of laughter.
100. He who deliberates fully before taking a step will spend his entire life on one leg.
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