1852 Chinese Proverbs / Page 137
- 1361. The first hen that cackles is the one that laid the egg.
 - 1362. The first time you cheat me, be ashamed. The second time it is I who must be ashamed.
- 1363. The fish you cannot catch is always a big one.
- 1364. The flatterer makes you climb up a tree then takes the ladder away.
- 1365. The flowers in your garden don't smell as sweet as those in the wild, but they last much longer.
- 1366. The fly that plays too long in the candle, singes his wings at last.
- 1367. The fool does what he can't avoid, the wise man avoids what he can't do.
- 1368. The Foolish Old Man Removes a Mountain.
- 1369. The gem cannot be polished without friction, not a man perfected without trials.
- 1370. The gem of the sky is the sun; the gem of the house is the child.
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