1852 Chinese Proverbs / Page 72
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The man will surely fail, who dares delay, And lose to-morrow that has lost to-day.1422.
The melon seller does not announce, "Bitter melons." Distant water does not put out a nearby fire.1423.
The merciful do not engage in war, and the righteous do not engage in finances.1424.
The mighty tree must catch the wind.1425.
The mind is the emperor of the body.1426.
The miracle is not to fly in the air, or to walk on the water, but to walk on the earth.1427.
The miser does not own the gold, it is the gold that owns the miser.1428.
The more acquaintances you have, the less you know them.1429.
The more you sweat in Peacetime, The less you bleed during War.1430.
The more you try to cover things up, the more exposed they will be.1431.
The most highly praised woman is the one about whom no one speaks.1432.
The most important thing in life is to be buried well.1433.
The net of heaven is large and wide, but it lets nothing through.1434.
The older the ginger, the more it bites.1435.
The one who first resorts to violence shows that he has no more arguments.1436.
The one who plants the tree is not the one who will enjoy its shade.1437.
The one who removed the mountain was the one who began carrying away stones.1438.
The one who understands does not speak, the one who speaks does not understand.1439.
The only thing that was missing at the rich man's funeral was mourners.1440.
The palace leads to fame, the market to fortune, and loneliness to wisdom.