The first half of the night, think of your own faults; the second half, the faults of others.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about night
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The company of the wicked is like living in a fish market; one becomes used to the foul odor.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about companies, stores, fishing
Listening well is as powerful as talking well, and is also as essential to true conversation.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about essential, conversation, talking
Just as a medicine may not cure a serious illness, wine will certainly not dispel your grief.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about sadness, medicine, wine
To pretend to satisfy one's desires with worldly goods is like using straw to put out a fire.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about fire, fire brigade
Not until just before dawn do people sleep best; not until people get old do they become wise.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about people, sleep, old, olderness
It is no good going to the river just wanting to catch a fish; you have to take a net as well.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about trap, fishing, good, good luck, contentment
The evil is dreaded by men but not heaven; the kind-hearted is cheated by mortals but not God.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about man, god
A wise man is able to adapt to the surprises of life as water to the decanter it is poured in.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about life, water, man
If you see in your wine the reflection of a person not in your range of vision, don't drink it.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about vision, drinking, wine, people, contentment
A person of high principles is one who can watch an entire chess game without making a comment.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about games, people
A jade stone is useless before it is processed; a man is good-for-nothing until he is educated.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about nothing, good, good luck, man
A curious woman is capable of turning around the rainbow just to see what is on the other side.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about woman
Good manners can be paid for with compliments, but only the sound of money will pay your debts.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about money, good, good luck
Fearing laws makes one happy every day; withholding truth from heaven worries one all the time.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about happiness, truth, time, day
A man's faults all conform to his type of mind. Observe his faults and you may know his virtues.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about mind, man, contentment
The people who talk the best are not the only ones who can tell you the most interesting things.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about things, people, contentment
The flowers in your garden don't smell as sweet as those in the wild, but they last much longer.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about flowers, garden
An inch of time is an inch of gold, but an inch of time cannot be purchased for an inch of gold.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about time
Do not all you can; spend not all you have; believe not all you hear; and tell not all you know.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about faith, contentment
