Page:Excellent ancient adages, together with notes on the writings of Chinese romanized in the Hokkien dialect.djvu/62

Rh 29. The mulberry tree can easily be bent when young, But hardly could do so, when its full grown stiffly comes.

30. Fragrant perfumes will exhale wherever musk is found, And wind will not be needed to spread the scent around,

31. No healthy man of one thousand days’ glow, Or bloom of flowers of hundred days thro’.

32. The good cows fancy not without the stable, And good horse now and then adher’d with saddle,

33. A good son would well serve to his parents, And good daughter, household of her husband.

34. The often long visits will make the host uncivil, When a poor man visits his relations, they are cool.

35. You can only see three or five days’ display, Hospitality lacks from the first flowery way.

36. The wealthy can treat one hundred mouths, nay excell [sic], But the poor unable of self-supporting well.

37. We need not use a fan when we have the breeze, Or of litigation while we are at ease.

38. Brothers are of same residence when at youth, And each admires his pleasing land at manhood.

39. If you envy about your wealth, envy not of taking your food, If not satisfied while alive, so clinging when dead is not good

40. When you have flower stick it in front of man’s face, You need not show at the backwards of his pate.

41. A bottomless pitch may be filled, But could not fill up our mouths at will.

42. When intentions fixed to live at the river bank, No fear of whatever storm or wind may extend.

43. By one’s own will when a tavern is open, No fear of whatever credits might be given.