It is later than you think.
It is no good going to the river just wanting to catch a fish; you have to take a net as well.
It is not economical to go to bed early to save the candles if the result is twins.
It is not the destination that is important, but the journey there.
It is often more difficult to come back home than it is to go away.
It is only good when the old and the young respect each other.
It never rains on your neighbors without you getting your feet wet.
It's as difficult to be rich without bragging as it is to be poor without complaining.
It's better for people to wait for rice, than rice for people.
It's better to die two years early than to live one year too long.
It's better to do good in the neighborhood than to burn incense far away.
It's not that the well is too deep, but rather the rope is too short.
It's not the beauty of a woman that blinds the man, the man blinds himself.
It's not the fleas of the dog that make the cat meow.
It's your own lantern; don't poke holes in the paper.
Jade and men, both are sharpened by bitter tools.
Judge not the horse by his saddle.
Just as a medicine may not cure a serious illness, wine will certainly not dispel your grief.
Just as tall trees are known by their shadows, so are good men known by their enemies.
Just because men do not like the cold, Heaven will not stop the winter.
Just scales and full measure injure no man.
