The following are some of the sociological proverbs of the Chinese:
“The chain is as strong as its weakest ring, and a corporation is as moral as its most corrupt director.”
“Taking rocks away makes a smooth stream, as removing wrongs makes a placid nation.”
“We can’t all agree exactly, for many faces, many minds, and the ten fingers are not all of one length; but they are all useful.”
“Money covers a multitude of sins.”
“Fire will burn through anything, and money will get through anything.”
“The deeper you go in your cave, the smaller seems your heaven.”
“A living poor man is better than a dead rich man.”
“Some have had a thousand years of sorrow in a hundred years of life.”
“You may think you’re on the right way, but you lose nothing by asking.”