You can’t buy an inch of time with an inch of gold.
More Chinese Proverbs:
He who strikes the first blow admits he's lost the argument.Chinese
Once bitten by an adder, you will never walk through the high grass again.
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If a string has one end, then it has another end.
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If you wish to know what most occupies a man's thoughts, you have only to listen to his conversation.
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It's your own lantern; don't poke holes in the paper.
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Beat your gong and sell your candles.
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