Enough shovels of earth -- a mountain. Enough pails of water -- a river.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about water
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about Water, page 3
57 proverbs and old sayings indochinese about water
Friendship between gentlemen appears indifferent but is pure like water.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about water
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
If the well is distant, its water does not quench the thirst of the pilgrim.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about water
When someone gives you a drop of water reward him with a never ending source.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about water
Water does not stick to the mountain, and vengeance does not stick to a big heart.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about water
How can you put out a fire set on a cart-load of firewood with only a cup of water.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about water
When the deal is done, discuss it no more; it is difficult to collect dispersed water.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about water
It is better to start weaving your fishing nets than merely coveting fish at the water.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about water
The miracle is not to fly in the air, or to walk on the water, but to walk on the earth.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about water
A wise man is able to adapt to the surprises of life as water to the decanter it is poured in.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about water
A wise man adapts himself to circumstances, as water shapes itself to the vessel that contains it.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about water
The wise man shapes himself to circumstances as water shapes itself to the vessel that contains it.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about water
The melon seller does not announce, Bitter melons. Distant water does not put out a nearby fire.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about water
A dragon will be teased by a shrimp in a shoal water; a tiger will be bullied by a dog on a treeless plain.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about water
One cannot manage too many affairs; like pumpkins in water, one pops up while you try to hold down the other.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about water
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
