A hundred no’s are less agonizing than one insincere yes.
More Chinese Proverbs:
Pain is easier to endure than an itch.Chinese
Parents who are afraid to put their foot down usually have children who step on their toes.
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Patience and the mulberry leaf become a silk robe.
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It is difficult to repay the gifts you get at a wedding or a funeral.
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Cheat the earth and the earth will cheat you.
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If one man guards a narrow pass, ten thousand cannot get through.
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