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Don't give up your profession for a small reward
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Don't give up your profession for a small reward
Don't give up your main job for a sideline
Even a small profit is still a gain
Don't give up a stable job for a risky one
Even a small income is better than giving up one's profession
One should not abandon their original profession
Being too stingy leads to not having enough
To pay for something is better than to borrow it
A small gain can lead to significant trouble
Every little bit helps
A father's influence lasts for three generations
One must be flexible and adapt to circumstances
One must adapt to circumstances to achieve perfection
A person's life is influenced by a few key individuals
One person's mistakes can harm their family for generations
One person's wrongdoing can bring shame to their family for generations
One person's mistake affects three generations
One generation's efforts can be ruined by later generations
One generation's mistakes can affect the next three generations
One generation's mistakes can affect many subsequent ones
One mistake can have lasting consequences
A lifetime of good deeds can be undone by one mistake
Those who ruin others' marriages will suffer for generations
One's actions affect future generations
One's life is affected by the actions of others
One's life is short, but its consequences are endless
A person's life can have only a few great heroes or role models
A lifetime can have few heroes, a country can have few virtuous rulers
Still young and inexperienced
Only understand something after directly experiencing it
Only those who experience it understand its difficulties
New things are attractive, old things have proven value
Spend money before receiving it
Something new is more attractive than something familiar
A beginner who thinks they know it all and rebels against their teacher
Forget help given when no longer needed
To fall into another problem after escaping one
To prepare for the worst at the slightest sign of trouble
Inherently clever or talented from a young age
New things are cherished for their novelty, old things for their sentimental value
Something is quickly and easily accepted or approved
Something is accepted or agreed to very quickly
If you don't invite someone, they complain
To invite someone insincerely
A tour guide's "everyone please move up the mountain now" repurposed for secondhand embarrassment — herding the whole group away from something too cringeworthy to watch.
To have a hidden plan or intention
To open up to new ideas or influences
Acting recklessly without considering consequences
A person who is very enthusiastic and eager to start something
To speak carelessly and reveal a secret
To show off one's skills or talents
To flatter someone for personal gain
a person who always benefits from others' efforts
Some people are lucky, while others are not.
Some things are easily ruined by minor problems
Some things are only suitable for certain situations
Use the right tool for the job
A bad situation becomes worse
No matter how much you have, it's never enough for someone who is greedy
Very rich or excessively luxurious