If at home you receive no visitors, then abroad you will have no host. (Chinese Proverb)
If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people. (Chinese Proverb)
If you want to find out about the road ahead, then ask about it from those coming back. (Chinese Proverb)
It is easy to dodge a spear that comes in front of you but hard to avoid an arrow shot from behind. (Chinese Proverb)