Unless there is opposing wind, a kite cannot rise.
More Chinese Proverbs:
The beginning and the end reach out their hands to each other.Chinese
Ripe fruit falls by itself, but it does not fall into your mouth.
Chinese
One palm makes no applause.
Chinese
The best cure for drunkenness is to observe a drunken person when you are sober.
Chinese
Conquerors are kings; the beaten are bandits.
Chinese
Charity is not a bone you throw to a dog, but a bone you share with a dog.
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