The river is flat but the banks are steep.
The river's reputation ends where the sea begins.
The shovel insults the poker.
The slower you go, the farther you will be.
The sober man's secret is the drunkard's speech.
The stargazer's toe is often stubbed.
The sythe ran into a stone.
The tears of strangers are only water.
The thief has a chicken's heart -- he sleeps in fear.
The thief makes perhaps one mistake; those he stole from made a hundred.
The vulture embraced the chicken until its last breath.
The wife is twice precious only; when led into the house, and when taken out.
The wise man says "I am looking for truth"; and the fool, "I have found truth."
The wolf can always be hired very cheap as a shepherd.
The wolf is not afraid of the sheepdog, but he is of his chain.
The wolf will hire himself out very cheaply as a shepherd.
There are many fathers, but only one mother.
There are more whores in hiding than there are public ones.
There are two kinds of Chinese: those who give wine and those who drink it.
There is more light than can be seen through the window.
There is no honor when there is nothing to eat.
