A man without a smiling face must not open a shop
This comes to us from the Chinese. A shopkeeper who behaves in a surly way is unlikely to attract customers.
This comes to us from the Chinese. A shopkeeper who behaves in a surly way is unlikely to attract customers.
The verb 'to spite' means 'to be revenged upon'. The advice give here is: 'Don't do anything in a fit of temper that will injure only yourself.'