Man who waits for roast duck to fly into mouth must wait very, very long time.


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Man who waits for roast duck to fly into mouth must wait very, very long time. -Chinese proverb.
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Time never waits for anyone but for another time.
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You must become an old man in good time if you wish to be an old man long.
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You must become an old man in good time if you wish to be an old man long.
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Long years must pass before the truths we have made for ourselves become our very flesh.
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The Man Who Could Fly.
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He who is drowned is not troubled by the rain.
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CHINESE PROVERB
Do not fear going forward slowly; fear only to stand still.
CHINESE PROVERB
Do good, reap good; do evil, reap evil.
CHINESE PROVERB
Dig the well before you are thirsty.
CHINESE PROVERB
Be the first to the field and the last to the couch.
CHINESE PROVERB
A rat who gnaws at a cat's tail invites destruction.
CHINESE PROVERB
A nation's treasure is in its scholars.
CHINESE PROVERB
A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor a man perfected without trials.
CHINESE PROVERB
A fool judges people by the presents they give him.
CHINESE PROVERB
A filthy mouth will not utter decent language.
CHINESE PROVERB
A diamond with a flaw is worth more than a pebble without imperfections.
CHINESE PROVERB
A child's life is like a piece of paper on which every person leaves a mark.
CHINESE PROVERB
A book tightly shut is but a block of paper.
CHINESE PROVERB