Chinese proverbs

Don't let your tongue or your paintbrush wag your tail when they are making up an inventory.

The first half of the night, think of your own faults; the second half, the faults of others.

The company of the wicked is like living in a fish market; one becomes used to the foul odor.

An inch of time is an inch of gold, but you can't buy that inch of time with an inch of gold.

Listening well is as powerful as talking well, and is also as essential to true conversation.

Just as a medicine may not cure a serious illness, wine will certainly not dispel your grief.

To pretend to satisfy one's desires with worldly goods is like using straw to put out a fire.

Not until just before dawn do people sleep best; not until people get old do they become wise.

It is no good going to the river just wanting to catch a fish; you have to take a net as well.

The evil is dreaded by men but not heaven; the kind-hearted is cheated by mortals but not God.

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