Proverbs and old sayings, page 2130

43574 proverbs and old sayings

People say that time goes by; time says that the people go by.

Proverbs and old sayings Vietnamese about people, time

When eating a fruit, think of the person who planted the tree.

Proverbs and old sayings Vietnamese about people

Nice words are free, so choose ones that please another's ears.

Proverbs and old sayings Vietnamese about word

Elephants are killed for their ivory, birds for their feathers.

Proverbs and old sayings Vietnamese

If you hold high office, the whole village will share your fame.

Proverbs and old sayings Vietnamese about fame, contentment

When eating the fruit, think of the person who planted the tree.

Proverbs and old sayings Vietnamese about people

No matter how sharp it is, a knife will never cut it's own handle.

Proverbs and old sayings Vietnamese

Don't set the attic on fire just because you didn't catch any mice.

Proverbs and old sayings Vietnamese about trap, fire, fire brigade, contentment

Women are like raindrops: some fall on palaces, others on ricefields.

Proverbs and old sayings Vietnamese about fall

People live with their own idiosyncrasies and die of their own illnesses.

Proverbs and old sayings Vietnamese about death, people

It's better to have lots of children than to have lots of material goods.

Proverbs and old sayings Vietnamese about children

If you want to eat pickled herring, think about the thirst you will have.

Proverbs and old sayings Vietnamese about contentment

Make the amount of sauce you use correspond to the amount of rice you have.

Proverbs and old sayings Vietnamese about use, contentment

Eating slowly is good for the stomach; plowing deeply is good for the fields.

Proverbs and old sayings Vietnamese about good, good luck

The buffalo that arrives late will have to drink muddy water and eat dry grass.

Proverbs and old sayings Vietnamese about drinking, water

The buffalo that arrive late will have to drink muddy water and eat dried grass.

Proverbs and old sayings Vietnamese about drinking, water

The army is the poison and the people are the water in which the poison is mixed.

Proverbs and old sayings Vietnamese about army, people, water

When husband and wife live in harmony, they can dry up the ocean without a bucket.

Proverbs and old sayings Vietnamese about harmony, husband, wife

Giving just a crumb to the hungry is worth more than giving lunch to the satisfied.

Proverbs and old sayings Vietnamese

It's better to sleep on the floor in an incense shop than in a bed in a fishmarket.

Proverbs and old sayings Vietnamese about sleep