1852 Chinese Proverbs / Page 9
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A nation's treasure: scholars.162.
A nation's treasure: scholars.163.
A needle is sharp only at one end.164.
A one hundred yard high tower still has its foundation on the ground.165.
A one joy scatter a hundred grieves.166.
A one-inch error at the start can be a thousand miles at the end.167.
A patient woman can roast an ox with a lantern.168.
A person cannot be judged by his appearance in the same token as the sea cannot be measured with a bucket.169.
A person moves up while water runs down.170.
A person of high principles is one who can watch an entire chess game without making a comment.171.
A person who say it cannot be done should not interrupt the man doing it.172.
A person whose heart is not content is like a snake which tries to swallow an elephant.173.
A person with a bad name is already half-hanged.174.
A person without a smiling face must never open a shop.175.
A picture is worth ten thousand words.176.
A Quarter of an hour is worth more than a thousand gold coins.177.
A ragged colt may make a good horse.178.
A rat who gnaws at a cat's tail invites destruction.179.
A red-nosed man may be a teetotaler, but will find no one to believe it.180.
A red-nosed man may not be a drunkard, but he will always be called one.