1852 Chinese Proverbs / Page 75
1481.
The tongue is soft but constantly remains; the teeth are hard yet they fall out.1482.
The tongue like a sharp knife...Kills without drawing blood.1483.
The tongue of a woman is the sword that is never allowed to rust.1484.
The tongue that concedes will not wear out; obstinate teeth fall out.1485.
The torment of envy is like a grain of sand in the eye.1486.
The trees want to remain quiet, but the wind will not stop.1487.
The unfaithful woman has remorse, the faithful one has regret.1488.
The virtue of a woman does not go deep but her passion knows no limit.1489.
The war horses are born on the frontiers.1490.
The water that a ship sails on is the same water that swallows it up.1491.
The water that bears the ship is the same that engulfs it.1492.
The way of a slothful man is as a hedge of thorns.1493.
The weasel comes to say "Happy New Year!" to the chickens.1494.
The wind sweeping through the tower heralds a rising storm in the mountain.1495.
The winds of heaven change suddenly; so do human fortunes.1496.
The winds of the heavens shift suddenly; so does human fate.1497.
The wise adapt themselves to circumstances, as water moulds itself to the pitcher.1498.
The wise man and the tortoise travel but never leave their home.1499.
The wise man asks questions of himself; the fool questions others.1500.
The wise man doesn't say what he does but he never does what can't be said.