Do not remove a fly from your friend's forehead with a hatchet.

Do not employ handsome servants.

—Chinese proverb

Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.

—Chinese proverb

The palest ink is better than the best memory.

—Chinese proverb

A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song.

—Chinese proverb

My parents only had one argument in forty-five years. It lasted forty-three years.

—Chinese proverb

Do not employ handsome servants.

—Chinese proverb

Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.

—Chinese proverb

Don't make use of another's mouth unless it has been lent to you.

—Belgian Proverb

Make your bargain before beginning to plow.

—Arab Proverb

Examine what is said, not him who speaks.

—Arab Proverb