Chinese proverb

in chinese •  6 years ago 

水满则溢。(Shuǐmǎnzéyì. 'water full but overflows') — Water flows in only to flow out.

Similar to "what comes up must come down", this proverb points out that: things reverse when they reach their extremes. It's from the 18th century novel "A Dream of Red Mansions".

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