1852 Chinese Proverbs / Page 32
621. Great cry and little wool, as the fellow said when he sheared his hogs.
622. Great doubts deep wisdom. Small doubts little wisdom.
623. Great people give it with reproaches.
624. Great souls have wills; feeble ones have only wishes.
625. Great things can be reduced to small things, and small things can be reduced to nothing.
626. Great wealth is a gift from heaven; moderate wealth results from frugality.
627. Guard against disgrace in times of favor; be prepared for danger in times of safety.
628. Habits are cobwebs at first; cables at last.
629. Happiness has its roots -- sorrow has its womb.
630. Happiness is like a sunbeam, which the least shadow intercepts, while adversity is often as the rain in the spring.
631. Happiness is something to do, something to love, something to hope for.
632. Happy is the man who knows he's happy.
633. Happy is the man without sickness. Rich is the man with no debts.
634. Happy people never count hours as they pass.
635. Hatred corrodes the vessel in which it is stored.
636. Have a mouth as sharp as a dagger, but a heart as soft as tofu.
637. Have but few friends though much acquaintance.
638. Have one's ears pierced only before the wedding ceremony starts.
639. Have patience, the grass will be milk soon enough.
640. He comes with incense in one hand, in the other a spear.