When your horse in on the brink of a precipice, it is too late to pull the reins.
More Chinese Proverbs:
It is later than you think.Chinese
He who covers up his mistakes intends to make some more.
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Do not forget little kindnesses and do not remember small faults.
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When the tree waves, wind is stirring.
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Great cry and little wool, as the fellow said when he sheared his hogs.
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To know the road ahead, ask those coming back.
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