1852 Chinese Proverbs / Page 159
- 1581. To be totally at leisure for one day is to be immortal for one day.
 - 1582. To be uncertain is to be uncomfortable, but to be certain is to be ridiculous.
- 1583. To be uncertain is uncomfortable, but to be certain is ridiculous.
- 1584. To believe in one's dreams is to spend all of one's life asleep.
- 1585. To climb a tree to catch a fish is talking much and doing nothing.
- 1586. To cultivate trees, you need 10 years. To cultivate people, you need 100 years.
- 1587. To die is to stop living but to stop living is something entirely different than dying.
- 1588. To do good for ten years is not enough; do bad things for one day and it is too much.
- 1589. To enjoy a grander sight, climb to a greater height.
- 1590. To extend your life by a year, take one less bite each meal.
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