1852 Chinese Proverbs / Page 68
1341.
The doorway to charity is difficult to open and difficult to close.1342.
The dragon has nine sons, each different from the others.1343.
The dragon teaches you that if you want to climb high you have to do it against the wind.1344.
The earth offers you a grave everywhere.1345.
The emperor is rich, but he cannot buy one extra year.1346.
The emperor is the father of his people, not a master to be served by slaves.1347.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.1348.
The error of one moment becomes the sorrow of a whole life.1349.
The evening crowns the days.1350.
The evil is dreaded by men but not heaven; the kind-hearted is cheated by mortals but not God.1351.
The faintest ink is more powerful than the strongest memory.1352.
The fangs of the green snake and the sting of a wasp don't really make poison -- that is only to be found in a woman's heart.1353.
The farmer hopes for rain, the walker hopes for sunshine, and the gods hesitate.1354.
The father in praising his son extols himself.1355.
The father in praising the son extols himself.1356.
The fire you kindle for your enemy often burns yourself more than him.1357.
The first blow is half the battle.1358.
The first decision of a woman is the most intelligent and the last decision most dangerous.1359.
The first favor is a favor, the second an obligation.1360.
The first half of the night, think of your own faults; the second half, the faults of others.