It is no good going to the river just wanting to catch a fish; you have to take a net as well.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about good
A jade stone is useless before it is processed; a man is good-for-nothing until he is educated.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about good
Good manners can be paid for with compliments, but only the sound of money will pay your debts.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about good
A bad man talks about what he has eaten and drunk -- a good man about what he has seen and heard.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about good
Don't ask in this life for the three most difficult things: good sons, long life and a long beard.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about good
A good client doesn't change shop in three years, a good shop doesn't change clients in three years.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about good
To learn what is good, a thousand days are not sufficient; to learn what is evil, an hour is too long.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about good
Do something good and your neighbor will never know, do something bad and they will hear about it a hundred miles away.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about good
To make good conversation there are a thousand subjects, but there are still those who cannot meet a cripple without talking about feet.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about good
To attract good fortune, spend a new coin on an old friend, share an old pleasure with a new friend, and lift up the heart of a true friend by writing his name on the wings of a dragon.