Water can do without fishes, fishes cannot do without water.
More Chinese Proverbs:
The way of a slothful man is as a hedge of thorns.Chinese
If you have nothing else to offer me, offer me your smile.
Chinese
Add legs to the snake after you have finished drawing it.
Chinese
The main thing is that we can smile at our duties -- yes even at our suffering.
Chinese
Even the highest towers begin at the ground.
Chinese
Eighteen daughters beautiful as goddesses are not as good as one crippled son.
Chinese