1852 Chinese Proverbs / Page 76
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The wise man forgets insults as the ungrateful forget benefits.1502.
The wise man learns more from his enemies than a fool does from his friends.1503.
The wise man shapes himself to circumstances as water shapes itself to the vessel that contains it.1504.
The wolf barks in vain at the moon.1505.
The woman who deceives her husband makes her lover swear never to be unfaithful to her.1506.
The woman who tells her age is either too young to have anything to lose or too old to have anything to gain.1507.
The world is our house. Keep it clean.1508.
The wound caused by a sword can eventually be healed; the hurt resulted from vicious remarks can never be undone.1509.
The Yangtse never runs backwards; man recaptures not his youth.1510.
The Yangtze never runs backwards; man recaptures not his youth.1511.
There are always ears on the other side of the wall.1512.
There are many paths to the top of the mountain, but the view is always the same.1513.
There are many paths up the mountain, but the view from the top is always the same.1514.
There are no mistakes, only lessons.1515.
There are only two ways to reach the truth -- with literature and agriculture.1516.
There are people that fish and those who just disturb the water.1517.
There are thirty-six ways to flee, but to run away is the best.1518.
There are three kinds of person that you must not challenge: civil servants, customers and widows.1519.
There are three truths: my truth, your truth and the truth.1520.
There are two kinds of perfect people: those who are dead, and those who have not been born yet.