1852 Chinese Proverbs / Page 5
- 41. A curious woman is capable of turning around the rainbow just to see what is on the other side.
- 42. A day of grief lasts longer than a month of joy.
- 43. A day of reading is a day of gain; a day without reading is ten days of loss.
- 44. A day of sorrow is longer than a month of joy.
- 45. A dead songbird gives us no meat.
- 46. A diamond with a flaw is better than a common stone that is perfect.
- 47. A diamond with a flaw is preferable to a common stone with none.
- 48. A diamond with a flaw is worth more than a pebble without imperfections.
- 49. A dictionary can only be read when it is printed.
- 50. A dish of carrot hastily cooked may still has soil not cleaned off the vegetable.
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