People fool themselves. They pray for a long life but fear old age.
More Chinese Proverbs:
Govern yourself and you can govern the world.
Chinese
There is no cure for vulgarity.
Chinese
It's better for people to wait for rice, than rice for people.
Chinese
A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study.
Chinese
An answer that does not resolve a quarrel makes a thousand new ones.
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