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Better be a chicken than a cow - nìng wéi jī kǒu，wú wéi niú hòu

Keep green hills, don't worry about firewood - liú dé qīng shān zài，bù chóu méi chái shāo

each man has his limitations - gè yǒu suǒ duǎn

a hale aged man - zhū yán hè fā

drift about - piāo bó wú dìng

draw a forced analogy - qiān qiáng fù huì

put tinder to the firewood - jī xīn cuò huǒ

words cannot express all one intends to say - shū bù jìn yì

Remedy the disadvantages - jiù piān bǔ bì

the very fowls and dogs have no peace - jī quǎn bù níng