Be just, before you’re generous | Chinese sayings and proverbs

Be just, before you’re generous

Be just, before you’re generous

Similar sayings:

Pick your inn before the dark; get on your road before the dawn Pick your inn before the dark; get on your road before the dawn
A man must despise himself before others will A man must despise himself before others will
Kill a chicken before a monkey Kill a chicken before a monkey
Dig a well before you are thirsty Dig a well before you are thirsty
Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched

One Response to “Be just, before you’re generous”

Dave, on May 27th, 2009 at 7:18 am Said:

This should be ” Be just, before you’re generous.”
The comma will clear up confusion.
Thanks!

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