Proverbs and old sayings, page 494

43574 proverbs and old sayings

If heaven drops you a date, it must be received with an open mouth.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

A man must make himself despicable before he is despised by others.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about man

To be totally at leisure for one day is to be immortal for one day.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about immortality, day

It never rains on your neighbors without you getting your feet wet.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

It is not the destination that is important, but the journey there.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

He who can persuade someone not to gamble has earned money for him.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about money

To open a business is very easy; to keep it open is very difficult.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about affair

When a finger points at the moon, the imbecile looks at the finger.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about moon

Winning an argument does not mean one has convinced one's opponent.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

Those who do not study are only cattle dressed up in men's clothes.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about clothes, man

One dog snarls at a shadow; a hundred howl at each other's barking.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about shadow

The doorway to charity is difficult to open and difficult to close.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about charity

One more good man on earth is better than an extra angel in heaven.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about earth, good, good luck, man

It is often more difficult to come back home than it is to go away.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about home

One false step brings everlasting grief. Short please, long lament.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about sadness

A diamond with a flaw is better than a common stone that is perfect.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about perfection, common sense

Small men think they are small; great men never know they are great.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about man

Better do a good deed near at home than go far away to burn incense.

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

I was angered, for I had no shoes. Then I met a man who had no feet.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about man

You never are so easily mistaken as when you think you know the way.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese