Ripe fruit falls by itself, but it does not fall into your mouth.
More Chinese Proverbs:
When your horse in on the brink of a precipice, it is too late to pull the reins.Chinese
All roads lead to Beijing.
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Men in the game are blind to what men looking on see clearly.
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Politics makes strange bedfellows.
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Keep your chin up.
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The man whose conscience is clear will never fear a knock on the door at midnight.
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