1852 Chinese Proverbs / Page 143
- 1421. The man will surely fail, who dares delay, And lose to-morrow that has lost to-day.
 - 1422. The melon seller does not announce, "Bitter melons." Distant water does not put out a nearby fire.
- 1423. The merciful do not engage in war, and the righteous do not engage in finances.
- 1424. The mighty tree must catch the wind.
- 1425. The mind is the emperor of the body.
- 1426. The miracle is not to fly in the air, or to walk on the water, but to walk on the earth.
- 1427. The miser does not own the gold, it is the gold that owns the miser.
- 1428. The more acquaintances you have, the less you know them.
- 1429. The more you sweat in Peacetime, The less you bleed during War.
- 1430. The more you try to cover things up, the more exposed they will be.
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