You can hardly make a friend in a year, but you can easily offend one in an hour.
You can lean on a bamboo stick, but not on a rope.
You can live with tea and cold rice but not with cold words.
You can mirror something from other people; you can only give out that which is your own.
You can never be happy at the expense of the happiness of others.
You can't buy an inch of time with an inch of gold.
You can't catch a cub without going into the tiger's den.
You can't clap with one hand only.
You can't expect both ends of a sugar cane to be as sweet.
You can't fill your belly painting pictures of bread.
You can't load a small boat with heavy cargo.
You can't look at the stars while you are walking if you have a stone in your shoe.
You cannot cook two meals in the same pot.
You cannot hook trout? Try digging clams.
You cannot pick up salt with dry fingers.
You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair.
You don't need a dog to catch a lame hare.
You forgive everything of someone who doesn't forgive himself.
You must have crossed the river before you may tell the crocodile he has bad breath.
You must scale the mountain if you want to view the plain.
You must scale the mountains if you would view the plain.
