Among ten matchmakers only nine will lie

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Never do anything standing that you can do sitting, or anything sitting that you can do lying down Never do anything standing that you can do sitting, or anything sitting that you can do lying down
Where a chest lieth open, a righteous man may sin Where a chest lieth open, a righteous man may sin
Better die ten years early than live ten years poor Better die ten years early than live ten years poor
The path of duty lies in what is near at hand, but men seek for it in what is remote The path of duty lies in what is near at hand, but men seek for it in what is remote
A smile will gain you ten more years of life A smile will gain you ten more years of life

Chinese sayings and proverbs