Proverbs and old sayings, page 506

43574 proverbs and old sayings

It is harder to be poor without complaining than to be rich without boasting.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about wealth

Don't want others to know what you have done? Better not have done it anyway.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about contentment

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

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about perfection, man

Read critically, and you will find each word worth a thousand ounces of gold.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about word, contentment

No matter how worthless a man may be, kill him and see how much he costs you.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about man, contentment

The emperor is the father of his people, not a master to be served by slaves.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about people

There is gossip every day, but if no one listens anymore the gossip will die.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about gossip, death, day

When buying a house, check the beams; when choosing a wife; check the mother.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about wife, mother, home, house

If i am virtuous and worthy, for whom should i not maintain a proper concern?

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about worry

Even for a tree of 10000 feet, it's leaves return to the root when they fall.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about fall

If you want to avoid being cheated, ask for prices at three different stores.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about stores, being, contentment

When someone gives you a drop of water reward him with a never ending source.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about reward, water, contentment

Those who earn a lot are seldom tired, those who get tired seldom earn a lot.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

A day of reading is a day of gain; a day without reading is ten days of loss.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about day

When a leopard dies, he leaves his coat. when a man dies, he leaves his name.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about name, man

Before you plan to improve the world, look around your own house three times.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about world, home, house, contentment

Begin with an error of an inch and end by being a thousand miles off the mark.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about error, being, end

A child's life is like a piece of paper on which every passerby leaves a mark.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about children, life

He who takes revenge for a small insult, will have a bigger one thrown at him.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about revenge

If you are rich, you speak the truth if you are poor, your words are but lies.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about truth, word, wealth, contentment