A satisfied man is happy even if he is poor; a dissatisfied man is sad even if he is rich.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about happiness, wealth, man
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Whoever buys a house must examine the beams; whoever wants a wife must look at her mother.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about wife, mother, home, house
The first decision of a woman is the most intelligent and the last decision most dangerous.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about woman
So long as the green mountains are preserved, there will be no shortage of firewood supply.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese
Parents who are afraid to put their foot down usually have children who step on their toes.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about parents, children
Thatch your roof before rainy weather, dig your well before you become parched with thirst.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about weather, contentment
A man of honor will feel ashamed by a single question to which he does not know the answer.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about question, man
A fragrant bloom is not necessarily a beautiful flower; an orator may not be a crackerjack.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about garden
You think you've lost your horse? Who knows, he may bring a whole herd back to you someday.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about contentment
The poor ones give their alms in a humble way, the rich man throws them down with contempt.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about contempt, wealth, man
If you are married to a chicken obey the chicken. If you are married to a dog obey the dog.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about contentment
A man can never be perfect in a hundred years; but he may become corrupt in less than a day.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about corruption, perfection, day, man
The great question is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with failure.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about failure, question, contentment
The greater your troubles, the greater is your opportunity to show yourself a worthy person.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about problems, chance, people
To meet an old friend in a distant country is like the delight of rain after a long drought.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about country, rain, old, olderness
All things change, and we change with them. [Lat. , Omnia mutantur, nos et mutamur in illis. ]
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about change, things
A bird cannot roost but on one branch. a mouse can drink no more than its fill from a river.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about drinking
A bird does not sing because he has the answer to something, he sings because he has a song.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese
It takes three years to learn to be a man of integrity; it only takes three days to degrade.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about integrity, day, man
Don't let your tongue or your paintbrush wag your tail when they are making up an inventory.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese
