If a pedestrian sees a horse he will want to ride it.
Man's extremity, god's opportunity.
No sleep, no dream.
Man's affairs are evaluated only after his coffin is closed.
Power lasts ten years; influence not more than a hundred.
Three years will eradicate even murderous thoughts.
Put off for one day and ten days will pass by.
The bad plowman quarrels with his ox.
Give an extra piece of cake to a stepchild.
A newborn baby has no fear of tigers.
The bull that is used to the sun shivers by the light of the moon.
You will hate a beautiful song if you sing it often.
There is no winter without snow, no spring without sunshine, and no happiness without companions.
If you starve for three days, there is no thought that does not invade your imagination.
Even the best song becomes tiresome if heard too often.
Carve the peg only after studying the hole.
Cast no dirt into the well that gives you water.
Cast not pearls to swine.
Catch not at the shadow, and lose the substance.
Cross even a stone bridge after you've tested it.
Do not draw your sword to kill a fly.
Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut.
Even a monk can't shave his own head.
Even a sheet of paper is lighter when two people lift it.
Even children of the same mother look different.
Even honey can taste bitter if it's used as medicine.
If there is a rich man in the area three villages are ruined.
