1852 Chinese Proverbs / Page 85
1681.
Well water is not an enemy of spring water.1682.
What appears beautiful is not always good for you.1683.
What first appears as a calamity may later bring good fortune.1684.
What is fated to be yours will always return to you.1685.
What is lighter than a feather? The wind. Lighter than the wind? The spirit. Lighter than the spirit? The woman. Lighter than the woman? Nothing at all.1686.
What is not urgent must be done quickly in order to take care of the urgent things calmly.1687.
What is told in the ear of a man is often heard a hundred miles away.1688.
What is told into a man's ear is often heard a hundred miles away.1689.
What is told into the ear of a man is often heard a hundred miles away.1690.
What is whispered in your ear is often heard a hundred miles off.1691.
What the eye sees not, the heart craves not.1692.
What the superior man seeks in himself, the small man seeks in others.1693.
What you can not avoid, welcome.1694.
Whatever will satisfy hunger is good food.1695.
Wheat stalks heavy with grain learn how to bow their heads.1696.
When a centipede dies on the wall it does not fall down.1697.
When a finger is pointing at the moon, the fool looks at the finger.1698.
When a finger points at the moon, the imbecile looks at the finger.1699.
When a king makes a mistake, all the people suffer.1700.
When a large vessel has opened a way it is easy for a small one to follow.