Happiness is like a sunbeam, which the least shadow intercepts, while adversity is often as the rain of spring

Similar sayings:

Plan your year in the spring, your day at dawn Plan your year in the spring, your day at dawn
When the tree falls, the shadow flies When the tree falls, the shadow flies
An old friend met in a far country is like rain after drought An old friend met in a far country is like rain after drought
To meet an old friend in a distant country is like the delight of rain after a long drought To meet an old friend in a distant country is like the delight of rain after a long drought
Just as tall trees are known by their shadows, so are good men known by their enemies Just as tall trees are known by their shadows, so are good men known by their enemies

Chinese sayings and proverbs