Proverbs and old sayings, page 427

43574 proverbs and old sayings

The boat sails by, the shore remains.

Proverbs and old sayings Cambodian

People give, but don't be in a hurry to take.

Proverbs and old sayings Cambodian about people

Cultivate a heart of love that knows no anger.

Proverbs and old sayings Cambodian about anger, heart, love

With water make rivers, with rice make armies.

Proverbs and old sayings Cambodian about water

You don't have to cut a tree down to get at the fruit.

Proverbs and old sayings Cambodian

Stealing may bring profit, but hanging costs far more.

Proverbs and old sayings Cambodian about thieves

Don't let women who attract attention walk behind you.

Proverbs and old sayings Cambodian about attention

Don't shoot people you hate; don't lend to those you love.

Proverbs and old sayings Cambodian about hate, people, love

If you are doing wrong, make sure you don't get fat from it.

Proverbs and old sayings Cambodian about bad

A husband should not talk of pretty girls in front of his wife.

Proverbs and old sayings Cambodian about husband, wife

The tiger depends on the forest; the forest depends on the tiger.

Proverbs and old sayings Cambodian

The elephant that is stuck in the mud will tear down the tree with it.

Proverbs and old sayings Cambodian

Don't let an angry man wash dishes; don't let a hungry man guard rice.

Proverbs and old sayings Cambodian about man

You can't claim heaven as your own if you are just going to sit under it.

Proverbs and old sayings Cambodian

Negotiate a river by following its bends, enter a country by following its customs.

Proverbs and old sayings Cambodian about country

If you are patient in a moment of anger, you will spare yourself one hundred days of tears.

Proverbs and old sayings Cambodian about moment, tears, anger, day

The immature rice stalk stands erect, while the mature stalk, heavy with grain, bends over.

Proverbs and old sayings Cambodian

Don't take the straight path or the winding path. Take the path your ancestors have taken.

Proverbs and old sayings Cambodian about ancestors

Don't reject the crooked road and don't take the straight one, instead take the one traveled by the ancestors.

Proverbs and old sayings Cambodian about ancestors

If you know a lot, know enough to make them respect you, if you are stupid, be stupid enough so they can pity you.

Proverbs and old sayings Cambodian about respect