1. Ask for directions when going out, and ask about the customs when entering the country.

2. There are no tigers in the mountains, but monkeys are kings.

3. The king is easy to meet, but the devil is hard to find.

4. Three days after becoming a monk, the Buddha is in front of you; three years after becoming a monk, the Buddha is in the west.

5. Don’t open a shop if you don’t have a smiling face, and you will be able to smooth things over.

6. It is difficult for upright officials to deal with household affairs.

7. More timely rain and less hindsight.

8. Don’t watch the robbers eat meat, watch the robbers be punished.

9. If you are not afraid of old age, you are afraid of lying down.

10. Touching gold is like gold, touching jade is like jade.

11. The water cannot wet the boat, and the fire cannot burn the pot.

12. Too much words will not make it sweet, and too much glue will not make it sticky.

13. More bees will produce a king, more people will produce a general.

14. A person with humility can learn from ten, and a proud person can learn from ten.

15. To catch fish, rely on the net, and to defeat the wolf, rely on the stick.

16. Stay overnight before it’s too late, watch the sky early when the rooster crows.

17. It is easy to hide from open guns, but hard to guard against hidden arrows.

18. Fix the leaks while the weather is clear, and study while you are young.

19. The rising tide lifts all boats and the wind shakes the trees.

20. Running water does not rot, and door hinges do not suffer from beetles.

21. A slight mistake is a thousand miles away.

22. A gentleman speaks but a villain takes action.

23. Being ambitious does not mean you are young, and being reasonable does not mean you are good at speaking out