Famous Proverbs
1855 Proverbs about Chinese / Page 85
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If you are in a hurry, go via the roundabout.842.
If you are married to a chicken obey the chicken. If you are married to a dog obey the dog.843.
If you are not a fish, how can you know if the fish are happy?844.
If you are not so strong, don't carry heavy burdens.845.
If you are planning for one year, grow rice. If you are planning for 20 years grow trees. If you are planning for centuries, grow men.846.
If you are poor, though you dwell in the busy marketplace, no one will inquire about you; if you are rich, though you dwell in the heart of the mountains, you will have distant relatives.847.
If you can command yourself, you can command the world.848.
If you don't want to be cheated, ask the price at three shops.849.
If you have money and wine, your friends will be many.850.
If you have nothing else to offer me, offer me your smile.