1852 Chinese Proverbs / Page 92
1821.
You can't fare well, but you must cry roast meat.1822.
You can't fill your belly painting pictures of bread.1823.
You can't load a small boat with heavy cargo.1824.
You can't look at the stars while you are walking if you have a stone in your shoe.1825.
You can't tell the cost of food and fuel without being the head of a household; you can't appreciate the love of your parents without having children of your own.1826.
You cannot cook two meals in the same pot.1827.
You cannot draw white cloth from a dying vat.1828.
You cannot fight a fire with water from far away.1829.
You cannot hook trout? Try digging clams.1830.
You cannot lose what you never had.1831.
You cannot pick up salt with dry fingers.1832.
You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair.1833.
You cannot propel yourself forward by patting yourself on the back.1834.
You don't need a dog to catch a lame hare.1835.
You looked high and low till your iron shoes were worn out but still to no avail. Then you chanced upon it without ever looking.1836.
You must climb the mountain if you would see the plain.1837.
You must have crossed the river before you may tell the crocodile he has bad breath.1838.
You must scale the mountain if you want to view the plain.1839.
You must scale the mountains if you would view the plain.1840.
You need your wits about you the most when you are dealing with an idiot.