A person with a bad name is already half-hanged

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Farewell and be hanged; friends must part! Farewell and be hanged; friends must part!
A person who say it cannot be done should not interrupt the man doing it A person who say it cannot be done should not interrupt the man doing it
A person whose heart is not content is like a snake which tries to swallow an elephant A person whose heart is not content is like a snake which tries to swallow an elephant
The best cure for drunkenness is whilst sober to observe a drunken person The best cure for drunkenness is whilst sober to observe a drunken person
A clever person turns great troubles into little ones and little ones into none at all A clever person turns great troubles into little ones and little ones into none at all

Chinese sayings and proverbs