1852 Chinese Proverbs / Page 59
- 581. Friendship between gentlemen appears indifferent but is pure like water.
 - 582. From Nanking to Beijing, buyers are never as smart as the sellers.
- 583. From the lowly perspective of a dog's eyes, everyone looks short.
- 584. Fruits of the same tree have different tastes; children of the same mother have various qualities.
- 585. Fuel is not sold in a forest, nor fish on a lake.
- 586. Full of courtesy, full of cunning.
- 587. Garden flowers larger, field flowers stronger.
- 588. Garlands are not for every brow.
- 589. Gems are polished by rubbing, just as men are made brilliant by trials.
- 590. Genius can be recognized by its childish simplicity.
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