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不失盧山真面 keep lu shan in
view thru the fog - still the same,
undamaged by pride.

久賭必偷 gamblers ultimately
turn thief.

當面不傷情 don't hurt friendly
feelings face to face

君要臣死不死死不忠
[?]要子亡不亡不孝

養子方知父母恩 Bring up children
and you will then understand the kindness
of your parents.

事非經過不知難

甜從苦[裏?]來

飯要給飢人吃
話要給知人說

不平則鳴 The Chinese nation is like
the Yellow River which is turbulent and
roars because it is uneven below - [?]

上品之人不教而善
[?]品之人教而後善
[?]品之人教而不善

懲創於己然不如警愓於
未然 Prevention is better than cure.

弘法筆誤 Even Kobo Taishi makes mistakes - Japanese

[?]落木Even the monkey falls from the tree - Japanese

[?]尺離師蔭不踏 - Japanese

正直頭宿神 In the head of a good
man sleeps a divinity - Japanese

誰知鳥[?]雄 Who can distinguish the male
and female (sex) of crows? Japanese

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The tusks of the elephant are
its own undoing - Giles
像有齒而焚其身

善惡不並合

養軍千日，用在一朝 Troops
are kept a thousand days, to
be used on one

不到黃河不死心 Until you
go to the Yellow River you will
not be satisfied. - that it exists - Giles 4562

成人不自在，自在不成人
To succeed you must not take
it easy: take it easy, and
you will not succeed.

凍冰三尺非一日之寒

沒有不透風的牆
He who is in the right does not need
to speak in a loud voice.
For no matter how how loftly the mountains
are they cannot reach the sun.

伯樂知千里馬而千里
馬不常有 Ordinary men are easy
to find, but not extra-
ordinary men.

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河山不隔故人心 the [sentimt?]
on a Chinese seal.

要作第一等人，須為第一等事

鳥鴉反哺，羊老跪乳

人必自侮然後人侮之 Giles
A man must isult himself
before others will. [?] in sayings of Confucius p 70

曲高必賤，棋高必貴 a
man who sings a song well
will take a low position in
life: a man who plays chess
well, a high one.

花不長好，月不長圓
人無千日好，花無百日紅
太陽不能老正午
Every dog has his day - [Herneling?] Dict

一問三不知，神也怪不的
If you never know, then you
can't be blamed.

棒頭出孝子 out of the stick
comes the filial son - spare
the rod and spoil the child.

一人計短，二人計長 one man's
plan is short, two men's plan
is long - two heads are better
than one - Giles 3363