The emperor is rich, but he cannot buy one extra year

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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
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The mind is the emperor of the body The mind is the emperor of the body
To violate the law is the same crime in the emperor as in the subject To violate the law is the same crime in the emperor as in the subject
Better die ten years early than live ten years poor Better die ten years early than live ten years poor

Sketch, on May 17th, 2009 at 2:56 pm Said:

money can’t buy time. time is indescriminate. the rich man is will die just as the poor man.

Chinese sayings and proverbs