1852 Chinese Proverbs / Page 56
1101.
One dog barks at something specific, and a hundred bark at the sound.1102.
One dog snarls at a shadow; a hundred howl at each other's barking.1103.
One failure leads to another; so does success.1104.
One false step brings everlasting grief. Short please, long lament.1105.
One family builds the wall, two families enjoy it.1106.
One foot cannot stand on two boats.1107.
One generation builds the street on which the next will walk.1108.
One generation plants the trees, another gets the shade.1109.
One guest does not trouble two hosts.1110.
One happiness scatters a thousand sorrows.1111.
One joy scatters a hundred grieves.1112.
One joy scatters a hundred grieves.1113.
One joy shatters a hundred griefs.1114.
One justice can overpower a hundred evils.1115.
One man tells a lie, dozens repeat it as the truth.1116.
One measures the towers by their shadows and great people by those who envy them.1117.
One moment of patience may ward off a great disaster; one moment of impatience may ruin a whole life.1118.
One moment's error becomes a lifetime of sadness.1119.
One monk shoulders water by himself; two can still share the labor between them. When it comes to three, they have to go thirsty.1120.
One more good man on earth is better than an extra angel in heaven.