A resourceful man knows to avoid a disadvantageous situation close at hand.
More Chinese Proverbs:
Forget the fishing gear as soon as the fish is caught.Chinese
The earth offers you a grave everywhere.
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The powerful are never faithful.
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If everyone swept the pavement in front of his house, the whole street would be clean.
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Settling a dispute through the law is like losing a cow for the sake of a cat.
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The emperor is rich, but he cannot buy one extra year.
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