Unplowed fields make hollow bellies; unread books make hollow minds.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about books
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese, page 66
1827 proverbs and old sayings indochinese
If the pedestal is beautiful the statue must be even more beautiful.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese
The miser does not own the gold, it is the gold that owns the miser.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese
A lame cat is better than a swift horse when rats infest the palace.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese
Flowers leave some of their fragrance in the hand that bestows them.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about flowers
It's not that the well is too deep, but rather the rope is too short.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese
The tongue that concedes will not wear out; obstinate teeth fall out.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about fall
The jewel of the air is the sun; the jewel of the house is the child.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about air, sun, children, home, house
It is difficult to repay the gifts you get at a wedding or a funeral.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about marriage, gifts
A one hundred yard high tower still has its foundation on the ground.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about garden
Though talking face to face, their hearts are a thousand miles apart.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about talking, face
While wrangling over a quarter of pig, you can lose a flock of sheep.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese
It is easier to get a chicken back in the egg than to undo a slander.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese
The maker of laws must be severe; who executes them must be generous.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese
What is told in the ear of a man is often heard a hundred miles away.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about man
Man's heart is never satisfied; the snake would swallow the elephant.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about heart, man
In his decision the judge with seven reasons gives only one in court.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about judges
Teach your descendants the two proper roads - literature and farming.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about literature
To know one's self is to know others, for heart can understand heart.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about self-control, heart
To be able to curse once a day improves happiness and lengthens life.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about happiness, life, day
