1852 Chinese Proverbs / Page 88
1741.
When you cease to strive to understand, then you will know without understanding.1742.
When you drink from the stream remember the spring.1743.
When you drink water, remember where the mountain spring is.1744.
When you fall into a pit, either you get out or die.1745.
When you fall into a pit, you either die or get out.1746.
When you have only two dollars left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a rose with the other.1747.
When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other.1748.
When you have read a book for the first time, you get to know a friend; read it for a second time and you meet an old friend.1749.
When you lift your hand to strike, you are three-tenths lower than your opponent.1750.
When you say one thing, the clever person understands three.1751.
When you want to test the depths of a stream, don't use both feet.1752.
When your horse in on the brink of a precipice, it is too late to pull the reins.1753.
When your horse is on the brink of a precipice it is too late to pull the reins.1754.
When your neighbor walks through your orchard, the polite thing to do is to ignore it.1755.
Whenever the water rises, the boat will rise too.1756.
Whenever there is profit to be made then think of honesty.1757.
Where a chest lieth open, a righteous man may sin.1758.
Where there's a will to condemn there is also evidence.1759.
Whether we walk quickly or slowly, the road remains the same.1760.
Which cat does not gorge a mouse?