Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese, page 74

1827 proverbs and old sayings indochinese

A horse with two masters is always skinny; the ship with two captains sinks.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

The wise man learns more from his enemies than a fool does from his friends.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about enemies, man

With money one may command devils; without it, one cannot even summon a man.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about devil, money, man

As soon as you have finished a job, you start appreciating the difficulties.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about difficulties

Concealing truth is like wearing embroidered clothes and traveling by night.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about clothes, night, truth

The one who removed the mountain was the one who began carrying away stones.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

If you want to go up in the world, veil ambition with the forms of humanity.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about humanity, ambition, world

Good fortune may forebode bad luck, which may in turn disguise good fortune.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about wealth, good luck, bad luck, good, bad

It is harder to be poor without complaining than to be rich without boasting.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about wealth

Don't want others to know what you have done? Better not have done it anyway.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor a man made perfect without trials.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about perfection, man

Read critically, and you will find each word worth a thousand ounces of gold.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about word

No matter how worthless a man may be, kill him and see how much he costs you.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about man

The emperor is the father of his people, not a master to be served by slaves.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about people

There is gossip every day, but if no one listens anymore the gossip will die.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about gossip, death, day

When buying a house, check the beams; when choosing a wife; check the mother.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about wife, mother, home, house

If i am virtuous and worthy, for whom should i not maintain a proper concern?

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about worry

Even for a tree of 10000 feet, it's leaves return to the root when they fall.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about fall

If you want to avoid being cheated, ask for prices at three different stores.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about stores, being

When someone gives you a drop of water reward him with a never ending source.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about reward, water