The man who wakes up and finds himself famous hasn’t been asleep

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To believe in one’s dreams is to spend all of one’s life asleep To believe in one’s dreams is to spend all of one’s life asleep
Look for a thing until you find it and you’ll not lose your labor Look for a thing until you find it and you’ll not lose your labor
How can you expect to find ivory in a dog’s mouth? How can you expect to find ivory in a dog’s mouth?
Before you beat a dog, find out who its master is Before you beat a dog, find out who its master is
If Heaven made him, Earth can find some use for him If Heaven made him, Earth can find some use for him

Chinese sayings and proverbs