Never do anything standing that you can do sitting, or anything sitting that you can do lying down

Similar sayings:

Don’t consider your reputation and you may do anything you like Don’t consider your reputation and you may do anything you like
Virtue is not left to stand alone Virtue is not left to stand alone
If you are standing upright, don’t worry if your shadow is crooked If you are standing upright, don’t worry if your shadow is crooked
Don’t stand by the water and long for fish; go home and weave a net Don’t stand by the water and long for fish; go home and weave a net
Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still

Chinese sayings and proverbs