Proverbs and old sayings about Contentment, page 77

5134 proverbs and old sayings about contentment

Pluck flowers as they bloom; wait and you'll have only the twigs.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about contentment

You can never be happy at the expense of the happiness of others.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about contentment

Never be boastful; someone may come along who knew you as a child.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about contentment

When you want to test the depths of a stream, don't use both feet.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about contentment

Look for a thing until you find it and you'll not lose your labor.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about contentment

To understand your parents' love you must raise children yourself.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about contentment

It takes a year to make a friend, but you can lose one in an hour.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about contentment

A bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives you roses.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about contentment

A bit of fragrance always sticks to the hand that gives you roses.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about contentment

You cannot propel yourself forward by patting yourself on the back.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about contentment

If you are standing upright, don't worry if your shadow is crooked.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about contentment

If you get up one more time than you fall you will make it through.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about contentment

If you stay long enough in one place the whole world passes you by.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about contentment

The flatterer makes you climb up a tree then takes the ladder away.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about contentment

The more you try to cover things up, the more exposed they will be.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about contentment

If heaven drops you a date, it must be received with an open mouth.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about contentment

It never rains on your neighbors without you getting your feet wet.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about contentment

You never are so easily mistaken as when you think you know the way.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about contentment

If you never go up a hill, you will never know what a plain is like.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about contentment

It is difficult to repay the gifts you get at a wedding or a funeral.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about contentment