Proverbs and old sayings, page 497

43574 proverbs and old sayings

A wise man takes his own decisions; the ignorant goes with the crowd.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about man

He that has no silver in his purse, should have silver on his tongue.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

The water that a ship sails on is the same water that swallows it up.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about water

One dog barks at something specific, and a hundred bark at the sound.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

If you are going to have a roast, a chicken is better than a phoenix.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

One's own meat dishes are not as delicious as other's vegetarian ones.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

The harvest of a whole year depends on what you sow in the springtime.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

A hobbling cat is better than a fast horse when rats swarm the palace.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about fasting

If at home you receive no visitors, then abroad you will have no host.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about home

A fly before his own eye is bigger than an elephant in the next field.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

No melon-peddler cries: Bitter melons! No wine-dealer says: Sour wine!

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about wine, bitter

The man who comes with a tale about others has himself an ax to grind.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about fairy tales, man

To violate the law is the same crime in the emperor as in the subject.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about crime, criminals, law

The man who comes with a talk about others has himself an ax to grind.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about man

The remedy for dirt is soap and water. The remedy for dying is living.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about water

The virtue of a woman does not go deep but her passion knows no limit.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about limits, virtue, woman

A drop of sweat spent in a drill is a drop of blood saved in a battle.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about blood

No one is more afraid of ghosts than those that don't believe in them.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

It takes more than one cold day for a river to freeze three feet deep.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about day

Life unfolds on a sheet called time and once finished is gone forever.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about life, time