Proverbs and old sayings, page 503

43574 proverbs and old sayings

A person who say it cannot be done should not interrupt the man doing it.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about people, man

It is foolish for someone to seek credit for his ancestor's achievements.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about ancestors

Love has its tides; before ebb tide you must take advantage of the flood.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about love, contentment

To mock your elders is to wreck the house where you have to stay tonight.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about home, house, contentment

He who cannot suffer discomfort, will not be called for important things.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about suffering, things

For the sake of one good action, a hundred evil ones should be forgotten.

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

The palace leads to fame, the market to fortune, and loneliness to wisdom.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about solitude, fame, stores, wealth, wisdom

One's shadow grows larger than life when admired by the light of the moon.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about shadow, moon, light, life

Whoever keeps his door locked all the time longs for it to be broken down.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about time

A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor a man perfected without trials.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about man

It is a sad situation for a son-in-law when his mother-in-law praises him.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about law, mother

No matter how tall the tree is, its leaves will always fall to the ground.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about fall

A client twixt his attorney and counselor is like a goose twixt two foxes.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about customers

Jails are always closed yet full, while temples are always open yet empty.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

A hundred men may make an encampment, but it takes a woman to make a home.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about home, woman, man

Charity is not a bone you throw to a dog, but a bone you share with a dog.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about charity, contentment

The best cure for drunkenness is whilst sober to observe a drunken person.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about drunkenness, people

One step in the wrong direction will cause you a thousand years of regret.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about regret, bad, contentment

Even a tower a hundred yards tall has still its foundations on the ground.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

The one who first resorts to violence shows that he has no more arguments.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about violence