1852 Chinese Proverbs / Page 148
- 1471. The scent of a rose will always stay on the hand of the giver.
 - 1472. The scholar builds the cities, the woman knocks them down.
- 1473. The sea of bitterness has no bounds - repent and the shore is near.
- 1474. The sheep has no choice when in the jaws of the wolf.
- 1475. The spirit of women is made of quicksilver; their heart of wax.
- 1476. The state of a nation is reflected in the home.
- 1477. The sun will shine on those who stand before it shines on those who kneel under them.
- 1478. The superior doctor prevents sickness; The mediocre doctor attends to impending sickness; The inferior doctor treats actual sickness.
- 1479. The thoughtless person buries a well when he is thirsty.
- 1480. The tongue can paint what the eye can't see.
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