if you sit by the river for long enough, you will see the body of your enemy float by
- if you sit by the river for long enough, you will see the body of your enemy float by
Modern saying, said to derive from a Chinese or Japanese proverb, advocating patience rather than active revenge.
1995 S. FRENCH in New Statesman Aug. (online) My other favourite Confucius saying goes as follows: ‘If you sit by the river for long enough, you will see the body of your enemy float by.’
2000 New York Times 10 May (online) A high-stakes gambler.., Mr. Edwards then acknowledged that his luck might finally have run dry. ‘The Chinese have a saying that if you sit by the river long enough, the dead body of your enemy will come floating down the river,’ he said..‘I suppose the feds sat by the river long enough, and here comes my body.’
2004 ‘The long, slow painful death of Film Festivals’ posting 28 Dec. on http://www.filmthreat.com Remember the old Japanese proverb ‘If you sit by the river long enough, sooner or later the body of your enemy will go floating by.’
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