O man, you who do not live a hundred years, why fret a thousand minutes?

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Better die ten years early than live ten years poor Better die ten years early than live ten years poor
He who could foresee affairs three days in advance would be rich for thousands of years He who could foresee affairs three days in advance would be rich for thousands of years
He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask a question remains a fool forever He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask a question remains a fool forever
A hundred men may make an encampment, but it takes a woman to make a home A hundred men may make an encampment, but it takes a woman to make a home
Though you live near a forest, do not waste firewood Though you live near a forest, do not waste firewood

Chinese sayings and proverbs