Famous Proverbs
1855 Proverbs about Chinese / Page 39
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Often one finds one's destiny just where one hides to avoid it.382.
On entering a country, ask what is forbidden, on entering a village, ask what are the customs, on entering a private house, ask what should not be mentioned.383.
Once bitten by a snake, he is scared all his life at the mere sight of a rope.384.
One can care little for man, but we need a friend.385.
One cannot manage too many affairs; like pumpkins in water, one pops up while you try to hold down the other.386.
One family builds the wall, two families enjoy it.387.
One generation plants the trees, another gets the shade.388.
One happiness scatters a thousand sorrows.389.
One joy shatters a hundred griefs.390.
One should be just as careful in choosing one's pleasures as in avoiding calamities.