1852 Chinese Proverbs / Page 55
1081.
Often one finds destiny just where one hides to avoid it.1082.
Often one finds one's destiny just where one hides to avoid it.1083.
On entering a country, ask what is forbidden, on entering a village, ask what are the customs, on entering a private house, ask what should not be mentioned.1084.
On the same boat in a tempest.1085.
Once a tree falls, the monkeys on it will scatter.1086.
Once bitten by a snake, he is scared all his life at the mere sight of a rope.1087.
Once bitten by a snake, one is scared all his life at the mere sight of a rope.1088.
Once bitten by an adder, you will never walk through the high grass again.1089.
Once on a tiger's back, it is hard to alight.1090.
Once you pour the water out of the bucket it's hard to get it back in it.1091.
One bamboo does not make a forest.1092.
One beam, no matter how big, cannot support an entire house on its own.1093.
One bee makes no honey; one grain makes no rice soup.1094.
One body cannot perform two services.1095.
One can care little for man, but we need a friend.1096.
One can forgive a murder but not impoliteness.1097.
One cannot manage too many affairs; like pumpkins in water, one pops up while you try to hold down the other.1098.
One cannot refuse to eat just because there is a chance of being choked.1099.
One courts misfortune by flaunting wealth.1100.
One day as a tiger is worth a thousand as a sheep.