1852 Chinese Proverbs / Page 82
- 811. If you want 1 year of prosperity, grow grain. If you want 10 years of prosperity, grow trees. If you want 100 years of prosperity, grow people.
 - 812. If you want a crop for one year, grow grain; if you want a crop for ten years, grow a tree; if you want a crop for a hundred years, grow men.
- 813. If you want an audience, start a fight.
- 814. If you want dinner, don't insult the cook.
- 815. If you want happiness for an hour -- take a nap. If you want happiness for a day -- go fishing. If you want happiness for a month -- get married. If you want happiness for a year -- inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime -- help someone else.
- 816. If you want to avoid being cheated, ask for prices at three different stores.
- 817. If you want to find out about the road ahead, then ask about it from those coming back.
- 818. If you want to go up in the world, veil ambition with the forms of humanity.
- 819. If you want to know someone's character, look at the friends he keeps.
- 820. If you want to know your past, look into your present conditions. If you want to know your future -- look into your present actions.
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