A young branch takes on all the bends that one gives it

Similar sayings:

Easier to bend the body than the will Easier to bend the body than the will
A young doctor makes a full graveyard A young doctor makes a full graveyard
The woman who tells her age is either too young to have anything to lose or too old to have anything to gain The woman who tells her age is either too young to have anything to lose or too old to have anything to gain
Give a beggar a bed and he’ll repay you with a louse Give a beggar a bed and he’ll repay you with a louse
A bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives you roses A bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives you roses

Chinese sayings and proverbs