Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese, page 76

1827 proverbs and old sayings indochinese

A man who cannot tolerate small misfortunes can never accomplish great things.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about things, man

Once bitten by a snake, he is scared all his life at the mere sight of a rope.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about life

Locks can not be made from good iron, soldiers are not made out of good people.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about good, good luck, people

To talk much and arrive nowhere is the same as climbing a tree to catch a fish.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about trap, fishing

Who has children cannot long remain poor; who has none cannot long remain rich.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about children, wealth

The main thing is that we can smile at our duties -- yes even at our suffering.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about suffering, smile, things

A man is happy when he has books, but happier still when he does not need them.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about books, happiness, need, man

Better a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about love

A governor may commit arson while the governed are not allowed to light a lamp.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about light

The man who says it cannot be done, should not interrupt a man who is doing it.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about man

An old bachelor compares life with a shirt button that hangs often by a thread.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about life, old, olderness

The pitcher doth not go so often to the well, but it comes home broken at last.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about home

Good behavior is a virtue for the man -- bad behavior is the virtue of a woman.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about virtue, woman, bad luck, bad, good, good luck, man

Opinions are like nails: the more often you hit them the deeper they penetrate.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

Slander cannot destroy an honest man: when the flood recedes the rock is there.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about destruction, rocks, man

The one who understands does not speak, the one who speaks does not understand.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

To persecute the unfortunate is like throwing stones on one fallen into a well.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

The merciful do not engage in war, and the righteous do not engage in finances.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about war

The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about people

The life of an old man can be compared with the flame of a candle in a drought.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about life, man, old, olderness