Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. – chinese proverbs
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Better do a good deed near at home than go far away to burn incense
A camel standing amidst a flock of sheep
A good fortune may forbode a bad luck, which may in turn disguise a good fortune
A dish of carrot hastily cooked may still has soil uncleaned off the vegetable
Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without one
Distant water won’t help to put out a fire close at hand- If you want happiness for a lifetime; help someone else
Have a mouth as sharp as a dagger but a heart as soft as tofu
If you want happiness for a year; inherit a fortune
A crane standing amidst a flock of chickens
A dog won’t forsake his master because of his poverty
Do not want others to know what you have done? Better not have done it anyways