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  • Waiting for a rabbit to hit upon a tree and be killed in order to catch it.
  • We are not so much concerned if you are slow as when you come to a halt.
  • A weasel comes to say Happy New Year to the chickens.
  • With time and patience the mulberry leaf becomes a silk gown.
  • When eating bamboo sprouts, remember the man who planted them.
  • When you are poor, neighbors close by will not come; once you become rich, you'll be surprised by visits from (alleged) relatives afar.
  • When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other.
  • When you want to test the depths of a stream, don't use both feet.
  • When planning for a year, plant corn. When planning for a decade, plant trees. When planning for life, train and educate people.
  • Without rice, even the cleverest housewife cannot cook.
  • You can only go halfway into the darkest forest; then you are coming out the other side.
  • You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent
  • You can't catch a cub without going into the tiger's den. them from building nests in your hair.
  • You can't expect both ends of a sugar cane are as sweet.
  • You think you lost your horse? Who knows, he may bring a whole herd back to you someday.
  • You won't help shoots grow by pulling them up higher.
  • Your fingers can't be of the same length.

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