Proverbs and old sayings, page 481

43575 proverbs and old sayings

A single tree makes no forest; one string makes no music.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about music

If you have two loaves of bread, sell one and buy a lily.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about commerce, contentment

It's better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about light

A man thinks that he knows it, but his wife knows better.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about wife, man

A bird in your hand is worth more than 100 in the forest.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

Wisdom is attained by learning when to hold one's tongue.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about wisdom

Before you beat the dog, find out the name of his master.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about name, contentment

The dragon has nine sons, each different from the others.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

A bit of fragrance clings to the hand that gives flowers.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about flowers

When good fortune finally comes, no one can ever stop it.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about wealth, good, good luck

Love itself is calm; turbulence arrives from individuals.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about love

People can be done without but a lot of us need a friend.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about need, people

A spectator sees more than a player in the heat of a game.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about games

People die voluntarily when it becomes impossible to live.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about impossible, death, people

The black dog gets the food; the white dog gets the blame.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about magic, food

Forget the favors you have given; remember those received.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about contentment

Every kind of wood is grey when they are reduced to ashes.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

The itch that gives someone skill is difficult to scratch.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

The scholar builds the cities, the woman knocks them down.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about woman

The winds of heaven change suddenly; so do human fortunes.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about human imperfections, change