01. The ship arrived at the center of the river late to repair the leak.

02. People who have no long-term worries must have immediate worries.

03. When you are favored, you think about humiliation, and when you are in peace, you think about danger.

04. People with vision look forward, and smart people have foresight. (Tibetan)

05. If you want to eat butter, you must first feed the cows. (Tibetan)

06. Build embankments before the mountains and rivers come, and take off your boots before reaching the river. (Kazakh)

07. If you want to eat meat, you must first raise sheep; if you want to eat, you must first farm. (Mongolian)

08. Don’t throw away the bowl you used when you were hungry, when you are full. (Uygur)

09. A narrow-minded person only has the eyes of a mouse. (Uighur)

10. You can do it when you are free and use it when you are in a hurry. When you are thirsty, digging a well is not ready. (Uygur)

11. People who walk looking at their toes cannot walk far. (Uyghur)

12. Don’t dig a hole when you are in a hurry, and don’t seek medical advice when you are seriously ill. (Zhuang)

13. Stand high and see far.

14. High lights illuminate far and wide.

15. Fly far away for a long time.

16. You can only look thousands of miles away, not close up.

17. Keep the green hills and don’t worry about running out of firewood.

18. Keep the bright moon in the five lakes, and don’t be afraid that there will be no place to place the golden hook.

19. But the bright moon is here, and the flowers are still fragrant in spring.

20. If you fish in the lake, there will be no fish in the future.

21. Don’t waste kudzu in winter and fur in summer.

22. Don’t clap randomly for a while, just ask others to nod secretly.

23. Don’t watch the robber eat meat, but watch the robber suffer.

24. It is advisable to drop ink from a large place, and do not sharpen the iron toward the needle.

25. Everything will be successful if it is prepared in advance, and it will be ruined if it is not prepared.

26. It takes a hundred days to collect firewood and a day to burn.

27. Sharpen your knife and chop wood.

28. It takes a hundred days to chop wood and a day to burn it.

29. If you want to cross a river, build a bridge first.

30. If you don’t plant this year’s bamboo, there will be no bamboo shoots for next year.

31. Bring an umbrella when the weather is sunny, but bring hungry food when you are full.

32. Don’t burn incense when you are free, but hold on to your feet when you are in a hurry.