Do not want others to know what you have done? Better not have done it anyways. – chinese proverbs
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Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness
A camel standing amidst a flock of sheep
A good fortune may forbode a bad luck, which may in turn disguise a good fortune
Better do a good deed near at home than go far away to burn incense
A dish of carrot hastily cooked may still has soil uncleaned off the vegetable
Do not employ handsome servants
Dismantle the bridge shortly after crossing it
Distant water won’t quench your immediate thirst
Distant water won’t help to put out a fire close at hand
Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without one
There is only one pretty child in the world and every mother has it
A crane standing amidst a flock of chickens