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1932 Churchman's Eastern Proverbs 2nd Series Small (Complete Set)

1 'All my goods are of silver and gold,' says the boaster, 'even my copper kettles.'
1 'All my goods are of silver and gold,' says the boaster, 'even my copper kettles.'

2 If I am master and you are master, who shall drive the asses
2 If I am master and you are master, who shall drive the asses

3 If you buy meat cheap, when it boils you smell what you have saved
3 If you buy meat cheap, when it boils you smell what you have saved

4 Patience is the key of joy; but haste is the key of sorrow
4 Patience is the key of joy; but haste is the key of sorrow

5 The barber learns his art on the orphan's face
5 The barber learns his art on the orphan's face

6 The camel driver has his plans, and the camel has his
6 The camel driver has his plans, and the camel has his

7 A hair's breadth at the bow is a mile beside the butt
7 A hair's breadth at the bow is a mile beside the butt

8 A hollow building echoes all sounds; a vacant mind is open to all suggestions
8 A hollow building echoes all sounds; a vacant mind is open to all suggestions

9 A maker of idols is never an idolater
9 A maker of idols is never an idolater

10 Do not ask the way of a blind man
10 Do not ask the way of a blind man

11 Do not remove a fly from your friend's head with a hatchet
11 Do not remove a fly from your friend's head with a hatchet

12 Every road leads in two directions
12 Every road leads in two directions

13 It's no use calling the tiger to chase away the dog
13 It's no use calling the tiger to chase away the dog

14 The woman who sells fans often shades her eyes with her hand
14 The woman who sells fans often shades her eyes with her hand

15 To go beyond is as bad as to fall short
15 To go beyond is as bad as to fall short

16 Two of a trade hate one another
16 Two of a trade hate one another

17 Do not believe a weeping man or a laughing woman
17 Do not believe a weeping man or a laughing woman

18 It takes great wisdom to laugh at one's own misfortunes
18 It takes great wisdom to laugh at one's own misfortunes

19 The dogs bark, but the caravan goes on
19 The dogs bark, but the caravan goes on

20 The poor seek food, the rich an appetite
20 The poor seek food, the rich an appetite

21 The rain of tears is necessary for the harvest of learning
21 The rain of tears is necessary for the harvest of learning

22 There are some who take up the battle axe, and there are others who stop tigers, but givers are scarce
22 There are some who take up the battle axe, and there are others who stop tigers, but givers are scarce

23 The washerwoman knows the defects of the village
23 The washerwoman knows the defects of the village

24 One is never a friend by force
24 One is never a friend by force

25 The house with two mistresses is unswept
25 The house with two mistresses is unswept