Famous Proverbs
1855 Proverbs about Chinese / Page 86
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If you must play, decide upon three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time.852.
If you stand straight, do not fear a crooked shadow.853.
If you stay long enough in one place the whole world passes you by.854.
If you walk on snow you cannot hide your footprints.855.
If you want dinner, don't insult the cook.856.
If you want to go up in the world, veil ambition with the forms of humanity.857.
If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words.858.
If you wish to know what most occupies a man's thoughts, you have only to listen to his conversation.859.
If you would be happy for a week, take a wife; if you would be happy for a month, kill a pig; but if you would be happy all your life, plant a garden.860.
If your books are not read, your descendants will be ignorant.