1852 Chinese Proverbs / Page 41
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If you never go up a hill, you will never know what a plain is like.802.
If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.803.
If you plant melons , you get melons; if you plant beans, you get beans.804.
If you see in your wine the reflection of a person not in your range of vision, don't drink it.805.
If you share a man's wealth, try to lessen his misfortune.806.
If you stand straight, do not fear a crooked shadow.807.
If you stay long enough in one place the whole world passes you by.808.
If you suspect a man, don't employ him, and if you employ him, don't suspect him.809.
If you suspect someone, don't employ them; if you employ someone, don't suspect them.810.
If you walk on snow you cannot hide your footprints.811.
If you want 1 year of prosperity, grow grain. If you want 10 years of prosperity, grow trees. If you want 100 years of prosperity, grow people.812.
If you want a crop for one year, grow grain; if you want a crop for ten years, grow a tree; if you want a crop for a hundred years, grow men.813.
If you want an audience, start a fight.814.
If you want dinner, don't insult the cook.815.
If you want happiness for an hour -- take a nap. If you want happiness for a day -- go fishing. If you want happiness for a month -- get married. If you want happiness for a year -- inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime -- help someone else.816.
If you want to avoid being cheated, ask for prices at three different stores.817.
If you want to find out about the road ahead, then ask about it from those coming back.818.
If you want to go up in the world, veil ambition with the forms of humanity.819.
If you want to know someone's character, look at the friends he keeps.820.
If you want to know your past, look into your present conditions. If you want to know your future -- look into your present actions.