1852 Chinese Proverbs / Page 150
- 1491. The water that bears the ship is the same that engulfs it.
 - 1492. The way of a slothful man is as a hedge of thorns.
- 1493. The weasel comes to say "Happy New Year!" to the chickens.
- 1494. The wind sweeping through the tower heralds a rising storm in the mountain.
- 1495. The winds of heaven change suddenly; so do human fortunes.
- 1496. The winds of the heavens shift suddenly; so does human fate.
- 1497. The wise adapt themselves to circumstances, as water moulds itself to the pitcher.
- 1498. The wise man and the tortoise travel but never leave their home.
- 1499. The wise man asks questions of himself; the fool questions others.
- 1500. The wise man doesn't say what he does but he never does what can't be said.
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