Govern a family as you would cook a small fish--very gently.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about kitchen, family
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1827 proverbs and old sayings indochinese
Better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about light
Anger is always more harmful than the insult that caused it.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about anger
Even a sheep with the skin of a tiger is afraid of the wolf.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese
Words that come from the heart stay warm three winters long.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about word, heart
He who has never been cheated, cannot be a good businessman.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about good, good luck
Great business is good; to sit and sip this glass is better.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about affair, good, good luck
Even criminals have their uses; they keep sleepyheads awake.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about criminals
He who was presented with an ox must give in return a horse.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese
Wine does not intoxicate a man -- a man intoxicates himself.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about wine, man
You can chop a man's head off, but you can't keep him quiet.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about quiet, heads, man
Respect for one's parents is the highest duty of civil life.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about duty, parents, respect, life
It is better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about light
The faintest ink is more powerful than the strongest memory.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about memory
Without the aid of the divine, man cannot walk even an inch.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about man
He who flatters me is my enemy, who blames me is my teacher.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about teachers, enemies
Good deeds never leave home, bad ones echo a thousand miles.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about deeds, home, bad luck, bad, good, good luck
You can live with tea and cold rice but not with cold words.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about word
The weasel comes to say Happy New Year! to the chickens.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about happiness
Those who have free seats at the play are the first to hiss.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese
