1852 Chinese Proverbs / Page 162
- 1611. To open a business is very easy; to keep it open is very difficult.
 - 1612. To open a shop is easy -- the hard part is keeping it open.
- 1613. To open a shop is easy, to keep it open is an art.
- 1614. To persecute the unfortunate is like throwing stones on one fallen into a well.
- 1615. To pretend to satisfy one's desires with worldly goods is like using straw to put out a fire.
- 1616. To scrape the light off one's face.
- 1617. To serve a prince is like sleeping with a tiger.
- 1618. To stop drinking, study a drunkard when you are sober.
- 1619. To talk goodness is not good . . . only to do it is.
- 1620. To talk much and arrive nowhere is the same as climbing a tree to catch a fish.
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