Proverbs and old sayings Vietnamese, page 4

93 proverbs and old sayings vietnamese

The boat follows the helm, the woman follows her husband.

Proverbs and old sayings Vietnamese about husband, woman

It is no disgrace to move out of the way of the elephant.

Proverbs and old sayings Vietnamese

A day in prison is longer than a thousand years at large.

Proverbs and old sayings Vietnamese about prison, day

The mouth prays to Buddha, but the heart is full of evil.

Proverbs and old sayings Vietnamese about heart

He that has a tongue in his head may find his way anywhere.

Proverbs and old sayings Vietnamese about heads

The rich worry over their money, the poor over their bread.

Proverbs and old sayings Vietnamese about worry, wealth, money

If you go out a lot at night, you will probably meet ghosts.

Proverbs and old sayings Vietnamese about night

Literally: Go out for a day, get a full basket of knowledge.

Proverbs and old sayings Vietnamese about knowledge, day

He wanted to cure a healthy pig and ended up with a sick one.

Proverbs and old sayings Vietnamese

The bird that escapes from its cage never wants to come back.

Proverbs and old sayings Vietnamese

People say that time goes by; time says that the people go by.

Proverbs and old sayings Vietnamese about people, time

When eating a fruit, think of the person who planted the tree.

Proverbs and old sayings Vietnamese about people

Nice words are free, so choose ones that please another's ears.

Proverbs and old sayings Vietnamese about word

Elephants are killed for their ivory, birds for their feathers.

Proverbs and old sayings Vietnamese

If you hold high office, the whole village will share your fame.

Proverbs and old sayings Vietnamese about fame

When eating the fruit, think of the person who planted the tree.

Proverbs and old sayings Vietnamese about people

No matter how sharp it is, a knife will never cut it's own handle.

Proverbs and old sayings Vietnamese

Don't set the attic on fire just because you didn't catch any mice.

Proverbs and old sayings Vietnamese about trap, fire, fire brigade

Women are like raindrops: some fall on palaces, others on ricefields.

Proverbs and old sayings Vietnamese about fall

People live with their own idiosyncrasies and die of their own illnesses.

Proverbs and old sayings Vietnamese about death, people