One cannot refuse to eat just because there is a chance of being choked.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about chance, being
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A minimal error at the start leads to a wide divergence in the distance.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about error
Only when all contribute their firewood can they build up a strong fire.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about fire, fire brigade
Friendship between gentlemen appears indifferent but is pure like water.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about purity, friendship, water
Because men do not like the cold, Heaven does not cause winter to cease.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about man
A good dog does not bite a chicken and a good man does not hit his wife.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about wife, good, good luck, man
O man, you who do not live a hundred years, why fret a thousand minutes?
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about man, contentment
If a man fools me once, shame on him. If he fools me twice, shame on me.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about shame, man
Unless we change direction, we are likely to end up where we are headed.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about change, end
If you plant melons, you get melons; if you plant beans, you get beans.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about contentment
Enough food and a pipe full of tobacco makes you equal to the immortals.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about food, contentment
Those who say it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about people
Too often do we waste time chasing a gust of wind or grasping at shadows.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about waste, time
Once you pour the water out of the bucket it's hard to get it back in it.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about water, contentment
While keeping a tiger from the front door, the wolf comes in at the back.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese
A dog in a kennel barks at his fleas -- a hunting dog does not feel them.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese
Better to drink the weak tea of a friend than the sweet wine of an enemy.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about drinking, wine, enemies
Practice no vice because it's trivial; neglect no virtue because it's so.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about vice, virtue
You need your wits about you the most when you are dealing with an idiot.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about need, contentment
It's better to do good in the neighborhood than to burn incense far away.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about good, good luck
