Famous Proverbs
1855 Proverbs about Chinese / Page 50
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The one who understands does not speak, the one who speaks does not understand.492.
The path of duty lies in what is near at hand, but men seek for it in what is remote.493.
The pen can kill a man; no knife is needed.494.
The pen of the tongue should be dipped in the ink of the heart.495.
The peony is beautiful, yet it is supported by a stalk.496.
The pitcher doth not go so often to the well, but it comes home broken at last.497.
The remedy for dirt is soap and water. The remedy for dying is living.498.
The remedy for love is--land between.499.
The rich man plans for tomorrow, the poor man for today.500.
The rose has thorns only for those who would gather it.