When the boat reaches mid-stream, it is too late to stop the leak.
When the cat is gone, the mice come out to stretch.
When the deal is done, discuss it no more; it is difficult to collect dispersed water.
When the heart is at ease, the body is healthy.
When the lamps in the house are lit it is like the flowering of lotus on the lake.
When the mantis hunts the locust, he forgets the shrike that's hunting him.
When the tree dies, the grass underneath withers.
When the tree falls, the shadow flies.
When the tree waves, wind is stirring.
When the water falls the stone becomes visible.
When there are two in a lawsuit only a third will profit from it.
When traveling do not calculate the distance, at dinner don't think of how much.
When we have nothing to worry about we are not doing much, and not doing much may supply us with plenty of future worries.
When with dwarfs, do not talk about pygmies.
When you are in a hurry, the horse holds back.
When you are very angry, don't go to a lawyer; when you are very hungry, don't be a poet.
When you cease to strive to understand, then you will know without understanding.
When you drink the water, remember the spring.
When you drink water, remember where the mountain spring is.
When you fall into a pit, either you get out or die.
When you go to buy, don't show your silver.
