Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

1827 proverbs and old sayings indochinese

Large demands on oneself and little demands on others keep resentment at bay.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

Cursed cows have short horns.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

Sit atop the mountain and watch the tigers fight.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about fight

Avoid suspicion: when you're walking through your neighbor's melon patch, don't tie your shoe.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about suspicion

A courtyard common to all will be swept by none.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about common sense

Outside noisy, inside empty.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

Win a cat and lose a cow -- the consequence of litigation.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about consequences

Even a big elephant can be caught in one female hair.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

An inch of time is an inch of gold, but you can't buy that inch of time with an inch of gold.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about time, commerce

Nature, time and patience are the three great physicians.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about nature, patience, time

A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world; but very few real friends.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about real estate, world, man

A maker of idols is never an idolater.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

A clever person turns great troubles into little ones and little ones into none at all.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about intelligence, problems, people

A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about devil

A book is like a garden carried in the pocket.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about garden

A rumor goes in one ear and out many mouths.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows public opinion.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about opinion, public, man

Give a man a fish, and he'll eat for a day. Teach him how to fish and he'll eat forever.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about fishing, day, man