Don’t be afraid of being late for a good meal, and don’t be afraid of being slow when talking.

Whoever laughs last will laugh best.

Meaning: Don’t worry about whether good things will come late, because good things will always appear in the end; if you get carried away, you will always suffer disaster. It is best to proceed with caution in order to be the final winner.

Proverbs are concise and concise phrases that are widely circulated among the people. Most of them reflect the practical life experience of working people and are generally passed down orally. It is mostly an easy-to-understand short sentence or rhyme in spoken form. Ready-made words commonly used in people's lives. Proverbs are similar to idioms, but they are more colloquial, easy to understand, and generally express a complete meaning.

In form, they are almost always one or two short sentences. The content of proverbs covers a wide range, some are agricultural proverbs, such as "before and after Qingming, sow melons and beans"; some are political proverbs, such as "If you sow melons, you will get melons, and if you sow beans, you will get beans"; some are common sense proverbs in various aspects of life, such as "Take a hundred steps after a meal and live to be ninety-nine." There are so many categories to count.

Proverbs, like idioms, are part of the language as a whole and can increase the vividness and vividness of the language. But proverbs and famous quotes are different. Proverbs are the practical life experience of working people, while famous quotes are what celebrities say. On May 23, 2011, the proverb (Shanghai proverb) was approved by the State Council to be included in the third batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.

On November 11, 2014, the proverb (Northern Shaanxi Folk Proverb) was approved by the State Council and included in the fourth batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.