If a man does only what is required of him, he is a slave. If a man does more than is required of him, he is a free man.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about man
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1827 proverbs and old sayings indochinese
When we have nothing to worry about we are not doing much, and not doing much may supply us with plenty of future worries.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about worry, future, nothing
In the midst of great joy do not promise to give a man anything; in the midst of great anger do not answer a man's letter.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about promise, joy, anger, man
If your mind is strong, all difficult things will become easy; if your mind is weak, all easy things will become difficult.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about mind, things
If you curse your wife in the evening, you will sleep alone at night. A crisis is an opportunity riding the dangerous wind.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about chance, sleep, night, wife
Do not do all you can, do not spend all that you have, do not believe all that you hear, and do not tell all that you know.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about faith
Diligence is the vehicle on the paths of Mountains of Books; endurance is the vessel on the courses of the Seas of Learning.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about books
Drinking with a bosom friend, a thousand shots are too few; Talking with a disagreeable person, half a sentence is too many.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about drinking, talking, people
You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about sadness, heads
When you have read a book for the first time, you get to know a friend; read it for a second time and you meet an old friend.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about time, old, olderness
The fangs of the green snake and the sting of a wasp don't really make poison -- that is only to be found in a woman's heart.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about heart, woman
Life itself cannot give you joy/ Unless you really will it. / Life just gives you time and space -- It's up to you to fill it.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about univers, life, joy, time
It is too late for a galloping horse to stop at a clip; it is useless for a sinking boat to be mended in the middle of a river.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese
One monk shoulders water by himself; two can still share the labor among them. When it comes to three, they have to go thirsty.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about water
They who know the truth are not equal to those who love it, and they who love it are not equal to those who find pleasure in it.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about pleasure, love, truth
When planning for a year, plant corn. When planning for a decade, plant trees. When planning for life, train and educate people.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about trains, life, people
You looked high and low till your iron shoes were worn out but still to no avail. Then you chanced upon it without ever looking.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese
A thousand cups of wine do not suffice when true friends meet, but half a sentence is too much when there is no meeting of minds.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about meetings, wine
Today's beneficiary is the incarnation of his preexisting well-doer; the fate of one's next existence lies in his existence today.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about existence, destiny
If you want to know your past, look into your present conditions. If you want to know your future -- look into your present actions.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about present, future, past
