1852 Chinese Proverbs / Page 63
- 621. Great cry and little wool, as the fellow said when he sheared his hogs.
 - 622. Great doubts deep wisdom. Small doubts little wisdom.
- 623. Great people give it with reproaches.
- 624. Great souls have wills; feeble ones have only wishes.
- 625. Great things can be reduced to small things, and small things can be reduced to nothing.
- 626. Great wealth is a gift from heaven; moderate wealth results from frugality.
- 627. Guard against disgrace in times of favor; be prepared for danger in times of safety.
- 628. Habits are cobwebs at first; cables at last.
- 629. Happiness has its roots -- sorrow has its womb.
- 630. Happiness is like a sunbeam, which the least shadow intercepts, while adversity is often as the rain in the spring.
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