Chinese
Proverbs
Be
the first to the field and the last to the couch.
Dream
different dreams while on the same bed.
Distant
water won't help to put out a fire close at hand.
A
Jade stone is useless before it is processed; a man is good-for-nothing
until he is educated.
A
smile will gain you ten more years of life.
There
are always ears on the other side of the wall.
Vicious
as a tigeress can be, she never eats her own cubs.
When
you are poor, neighbors close by will not come; once you
become rich, you'll be surprised by visits from (alleged)
relatives afar.
I
was angered, for I had no shoes. Then I met a man who had
no feet.
Those
who do not read are no better off than those who cannot.
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