Better do a good deed near at home than go far away to burn incense.
More Chinese Proverbs:
Waiting for a rabbit to hit upon a tree and be killed in order to catch it.Chinese
To be uncertain is to be uncomfortable, but to be certain is to be ridiculous.
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No needle is sharp at both ends.
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Do not dress in clothes made of leaves when going to put out a fire.
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The saving man becomes the free man.
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The thoughtless person buries a well when he is thirsty.
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