Drunkenness does not itself cause bad qualities but it does show them up clearly.
More Chinese Proverbs:
The man who comes with a tale about others has himself an ax to grind.Chinese
The pitcher doth not go so often to the well, but it comes home broken at last.
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Careless rat chewing on a cat's tail: beware lightning!.
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Women are as beautiful as flowers when they are forty years old.
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The winds of the heavens shift suddenly; so does human fate.
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