When you want to test the depths of a stream, don’t use both feet.
More Chinese Proverbs:
Present to the eye, present to the mind.Chinese
Though the emperor be rich, he cannot buy one extra year.
Chinese
To violate the law is the same crime in the emperor as in the subject.
Chinese
Many a good face is under a ragged hat.
Chinese
The lone sheep is in danger of the wolf.
Chinese
As soon as you have finished a job, you start appreciating the difficulties.
Chinese