If everyone swept the pavement in front of his house, the whole street would be clean.
More Chinese Proverbs:
Some prefer carrots while others like cabbage.Chinese
Cautious, careful people, always casting about to preserve their reputations, can never effect a reform.
Chinese
Draw the bow but don't shoot -- it is a bigger threat to be intimidated than to be hit.
Chinese
You cannot hook trout? Try digging clams.
Chinese
Rivers and mountains may change; human nature, never.
Chinese
When you cease to strive to understand, then you will know without understanding.
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