1852 Chinese Proverbs / Page 74
1461.
The prettiest birds are in a cage.1462.
The pure, upon seeing it pure, call it pure.1463.
The real scholar is not afraid to ask questions of his pupil.1464.
The remedy for dirt is soap and water. The remedy for dying is living.1465.
The remedy for love is--land between.1466.
The rich man plans for tomorrow, the poor man for today.1467.
The roast duck can fly no more.1468.
The rose has thorns only for those who would gather it.1469.
The saddest thing is the death of the heart.1470.
The saving man becomes the free man.1471.
The scent of a rose will always stay on the hand of the giver.1472.
The scholar builds the cities, the woman knocks them down.1473.
The sea of bitterness has no bounds - repent and the shore is near.1474.
The sheep has no choice when in the jaws of the wolf.1475.
The spirit of women is made of quicksilver; their heart of wax.1476.
The state of a nation is reflected in the home.1477.
The sun will shine on those who stand before it shines on those who kneel under them.1478.
The superior doctor prevents sickness; The mediocre doctor attends to impending sickness; The inferior doctor treats actual sickness.1479.
The thoughtless person buries a well when he is thirsty.1480.
The tongue can paint what the eye can't see.