1852 Chinese Proverbs / Page 3
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A curious woman is capable of turning around the rainbow just to see what is on the other side.42.
A day of grief lasts longer than a month of joy.43.
A day of reading is a day of gain; a day without reading is ten days of loss.44.
A day of sorrow is longer than a month of joy.45.
A dead songbird gives us no meat.46.
A diamond with a flaw is better than a common stone that is perfect.47.
A diamond with a flaw is preferable to a common stone with none.48.
A diamond with a flaw is worth more than a pebble without imperfections.49.
A dictionary can only be read when it is printed.50.
A dish of carrot hastily cooked may still has soil not cleaned off the vegetable.51.
A dog in a kennel barks at his fleas -- a hunting dog does not feel them.52.
A dog in desperation will leap over a wall.53.
A dog shows affection even to a poor family.54.
A dog will jump over a wall when cornered.55.
A dog won't forsake his master because of poverty; a son never deserts his mother because of her homely appearance.56.
A donkey has limited abilities.57.
A dragon will be teased by a shrimp in a shoal water; a tiger will be bullied by a dog on a treeless plain.58.
A dream that lasts merely a millet soup's cooking time.59.
A drop of sweat spent in a drill is a drop of blood saved in a battle.60.
A dry finger cannot pick up salt.