Thatch your roof before rainy weather, dig your well before you become parched with thirst

Similar sayings:

Dig a well before you are thirsty Dig a well before you are thirsty
Virtue becomes a wife; beauty becomes a concubine Virtue becomes a wife; beauty becomes a concubine
Temptation wrings integrity even as the thumbscrew twists a man’s fingers Temptation wrings integrity even as the thumbscrew twists a man’s fingers
You cannot hook trout? Try digging clams You cannot hook trout? Try digging clams
He who seeks revenge should remember to dig two graves He who seeks revenge should remember to dig two graves

Chinese sayings and proverbs