Famous Proverbs
1855 Proverbs about Chinese / Page 27
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He who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount.262.
He who sacrifices his conscience to ambition burns a picture to obtain the ashes.263.
He who seeks revenge should remember to dig two graves.264.
Hold back some goods for a thousand days and you will be sure to sell at a profit.265.
Honey in his mouth, knives in his heart.266.
How can you expect to find ivory in a dog's mouth?267.
How can you put out a fire set on a cart-load of firewood with only a cup of water.268.
If a son is uneducated, his father is to blame.269.
If a string has one end, then it has another end.270.
If a thing's worth doing, it's worth doing well.