1852 Chinese Proverbs / Page 39
761.
If we don't change our direction we're likely to end up where we're headed.762.
If what we see is doubtful, how can we believe what is spoken behind the back.763.
If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.764.
If you accommodate others, you will be accommodating yourself.765.
If you always give, you will always have.766.
If you are going to have a roast, a chicken is better than a phoenix.767.
If you are going to walk on thin ice, you might as well dance.768.
If you are hunting for a red deer then ignore the hares.769.
If you are in a hurry you will never get there.770.
If you are in a hurry, go via the roundabout.771.
If you are married to a chicken obey the chicken. If you are married to a dog obey the dog.772.
If you are not a fish, how can you know if the fish are happy?773.
If you are not so strong, don't carry heavy burdens.774.
If you are patient in a moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.775.
If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.776.
If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people.777.
If you are planning for one year, grow rice. If you are planning for 20 years grow trees. If you are planning for centuries, grow men.778.
If you are poor, though you dwell in the busy marketplace, no one will inquire about you; if you are rich, though you dwell in the heart of the mountains, you will have distant relatives.779.
If you are standing upright, don't worry if your shadow is crooked. If you want an audience, start a fight.780.
If you ask for directions rudely, you might end up a long distance from your destination.