The loftiest towers rise from the ground.
More Chinese Proverbs:
The man will surely fail, who dares delay, And lose to-morrow that has lost to-day.Chinese
Exaggeration is to paint a snake and add legs.
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Whoever tastes from the head of a poppy will not expect any thing from love.
Chinese
If you bow at all, bow low.
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If the main timbers in the house are not straight, the smaller timber will be unsafe; and if the smaller timbers are not straight, the house will fall.
Chinese
The prettiest birds are in a cage.
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