1852 Chinese Proverbs / Page 144
- 1431. The most highly praised woman is the one about whom no one speaks.
 - 1432. The most important thing in life is to be buried well.
- 1433. The net of heaven is large and wide, but it lets nothing through.
- 1434. The older the ginger, the more it bites.
- 1435. The one who first resorts to violence shows that he has no more arguments.
- 1436. The one who plants the tree is not the one who will enjoy its shade.
- 1437. The one who removed the mountain was the one who began carrying away stones.
- 1438. The one who understands does not speak, the one who speaks does not understand.
- 1439. The only thing that was missing at the rich man's funeral was mourners.
- 1440. The palace leads to fame, the market to fortune, and loneliness to wisdom.
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