1852 Chinese Proverbs / Page 84
1661.
War is Death's feast.1662.
Watch the fire burn on the other side of the river.1663.
Water and words are easy to pour but impossible to recover.1664.
Water can do without fishes, fishes cannot do without water.1665.
Water does not stick to the mountain, and vengeance does not stick to a big heart.1666.
Water from far away is no good for a fire close by.1667.
Water spilled can never be retrieved.1668.
Water that has reached its level does not flow.1669.
Water thrown out is hard to put back into the container.1670.
We all like lamb; each has a different way of cooking it.1671.
We are not so much concerned if you are slow as when you come to a halt.1672.
We can move the entire mountain one piece at a time.1673.
We can study until old age and still not finish.1674.
We forget even incense in easy times; come hard times, we embrace the Buddha's feet.1675.
We know the worth of water when the well is dry.1676.
Weaklings never forgive their enemies.1677.
Wealth and obscurity cannot equal poverty and fame.1678.
Wealth is but dung, useful only when spread about.1679.
Weaving a net is better than praying for fish at the edge of the water.1680.
Wedlock is a padlock.