You think you’ve lost your horse? Who knows, he may bring a whole herd back to you someday

Similar sayings:

The day your horse dies and your money’s lost, your relatives change to strangers The day your horse dies and your money’s lost, your relatives change to strangers
Count not what is lost but what is left Count not what is lost but what is left
You cannot propel yourself forward by patting yourself on the back You cannot propel yourself forward by patting yourself on the back
To know the road ahead, ask those coming back To know the road ahead, ask those coming back
Once on a tiger’s back it is hard to alight Once on a tiger’s back it is hard to alight

Chinese sayings and proverbs