Proverbs and old sayings, page 494

43574 proverbs and old sayings

What is told into a man's ear is often heard a hundred miles away.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about man

Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

Do everything at its right time, and one day will seem like three.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about rightness, time, day

A buddha made of mud crossing a river cannot protect even himself.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

It's better to die two years early than to live one year too long.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about death

It is easy to govern a kingdom but difficult to rule one's family.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about rules, family

The most highly praised woman is the one about whom no one speaks.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about woman

To be uncertain is uncomfortable, but to be certain is ridiculous.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

The pleasure of doing good is the only one that will not wear out.

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

Many books do not use up words; many words do not use up thoughts.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about use, word, books

It takes a year to make a friend, but you can lose one in an hour.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about contentment

To climb a tree to catch a fish is talking much and doing nothing.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about talking, trap, fishing, nothing

A chicken is hatched even from such a well-sealed thing as an egg.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about things

When the boat reaches mid-stream, it is too late to stop the leak.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

A bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives you roses.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about contentment

Experience is a comb which nature gives to men when they are bald.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about experience, nature, man

A bit of fragrance always sticks to the hand that gives you roses.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about contentment

From Nanking to Beijing, buyers are never as smart as the sellers.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about intelligence

You cannot propel yourself forward by patting yourself on the back.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about contentment

People fool themselves. They pray for a long life but fear old age.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about pray, olderness, age, fear, life, people, old