1852 Chinese Proverbs / Page 63
1241.
Scratching an itch from outside the boot.1242.
Seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times.1243.
Seek fish on a tree.1244.
Seeking fish? Don't dive in the pond; go home and get a net.1245.
Send charcoal in a snow storm.1246.
Sending charcoal in the snow is better than adding flowers to a brocade.1247.
Settling a dispute through the law is like losing a cow for the sake of a cat.1248.
Shadows are formed all along the wishes of the sun.1249.
Shame is forgotten, debts are not.1250.
Shed no tears until seeing the coffin.1251.
Shoot at someone's shadow with sand.1252.
Silence condemns more effectively than loud accusations.1253.
Silly toad: planning a meal of goose.1254.
Silly toad: planning a meal of goose.1255.
Sit atop the mountain and watch the tigers fight.1256.
Slander cannot destroy an honest man: when the flood recedes the rock is there.1257.
Slander piles itself before the door of a widow.1258.
Sleep is the brother of Death.1259.
Slow in word, swift in deed.1260.
Sma' winnings mak a heavy purse.