Plant the crab-tree where you will it will never bear pippins.
More Chinese Proverbs:
Do not insult the crocodile until you've crossed the river.Chinese
Better to be a dog in peacetime that a man in wartime.
Chinese
Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll understand.
Chinese
A cloth is not woven from a single thread.
Chinese
A red-nosed man may not be a drunkard, but he will always be called one.
Chinese
Dream of a funeral and you hear of a marriage.
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