Too often do we waste time chasing a gust of wind or grasping at shadows.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about waste, time
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Once you pour the water out of the bucket it's hard to get it back in it.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about water
While keeping a tiger from the front door, the wolf comes in at the back.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese
A dog in a kennel barks at his fleas -- a hunting dog does not feel them.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese
Better to drink the weak tea of a friend than the sweet wine of an enemy.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about drinking, wine, enemies
Practice no vice because it's trivial; neglect no virtue because it's so.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about vice, virtue
You need your wits about you the most when you are dealing with an idiot.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about need
It's better to do good in the neighborhood than to burn incense far away.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about good, good luck
A person who say it cannot be done should not interrupt the man doing it.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about people, man
It is foolish for someone to seek credit for his ancestor's achievements.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about ancestors
Love has its tides; before ebb tide you must take advantage of the flood.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about love
To mock your elders is to wreck the house where you have to stay tonight.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about home, house
He who cannot suffer discomfort, will not be called for important things.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about suffering, things
For the sake of one good action, a hundred evil ones should be forgotten.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about action, good, good luck
The palace leads to fame, the market to fortune, and loneliness to wisdom.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about solitude, fame, stores, wealth, wisdom
One's shadow grows larger than life when admired by the light of the moon.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about shadow, moon, light, life
Whoever keeps his door locked all the time longs for it to be broken down.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about time
A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor a man perfected without trials.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about man
It is a sad situation for a son-in-law when his mother-in-law praises him.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about law, mother
No matter how tall the tree is, its leaves will always fall to the ground.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about fall
