1852 Chinese Proverbs / Page 37
721.
I was angered, for I had no shoes. Then I met a man who had no feet.722.
If a girl seems as shy as a mouse, you still have to look out for the tiger within her.723.
If a man becomes powerful even his chicken and his dog go to heaven.724.
If a man does only what is required of him, he is a slave. If a man does more than is required of him, he is a free man.725.
If a man fools me once, shame on him. If he fools me twice, shame on me.726.
If a man plants melons he will reap melons; if he sows beans, he will reap beans.727.
If a rat wants to die it bites a cat's tail.728.
If a son is uneducated, his father is to blame.729.
If a string has one end, then it has another end.730.
If a thing's worth doing, it's worth doing well.731.
If an enemy is annoying you by playing well, consider adopting his strategy.732.
If at home you receive no visitors, then abroad you will have no host.733.
If cooks quarrel, the roast burns.734.
If everyone swept the pavement in front of his house, the whole street would be clean.735.
If heaven above lets fall a plum, open your mouth.736.
If heaven drops a date, open your mouth.737.
If heaven drops you a date, it must be received with an open mouth.738.
If heaven made him, earth can find some use for him.739.
If his legs fail him, he fights on his knees.740.
If i am virtuous and worthy, for whom should i not maintain a proper concern?