1852 Chinese Proverbs / Page 14
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An ambassador bears no blame.262.
An answer that does not resolve a quarrel makes a thousand new ones.263.
An ant may well destroy a dam.264.
An ant may well destroy a whole dam.265.
An ant may well destroy an entire dam.266.
An army of a thousand is easy to find, but, ah, how difficult to find a general.267.
An ignorant doctor is no better than a murderer.268.
An image of a bamboo has already been formed in mind before it is committed to the painting canvas.269.
An inch of time cannot be bought with an inch of gold.270.
An inch of time is an inch of gold, but an inch of time cannot be purchased for an inch of gold.271.
An iron rod can be ground down to become a needle.272.
An obscure style is a blind mirror.273.
An old bachelor compares life with a shirt button that hangs often by a thread.274.
An old friend met in a far country is like rain after drought.275.
An old man in love is like a flower in winter.276.
An overcrowded chicken farm produce fewer eggs.277.
An overturned cart ahead warns the one behind.278.
Anger is always more harmful than the insult that caused it.279.
Any book you open will benefit your mind.280.
Anyone can buy a good house, but good neighbors are priceless.