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The man who says it can't be done should not interrupt the person doing it.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about people, man

The wise man learns more from his enemies than a fool does from his friends.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about enemies, man

A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor a man made perfect without trials.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about perfection, man

No matter how worthless a man may be, kill him and see how much he costs you.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about man, contentment

When a leopard dies, he leaves his coat. when a man dies, he leaves his name.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about name, man

It takes a tree ten years to mature; it takes a man one hundred years to form.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about man

A man who cannot tolerate small misfortunes can never accomplish great things.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about things, man

A man is happy when he has books, but happier still when he does not need them.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about books, happiness, need, man

Good behavior is a virtue for the man -- bad behavior is the virtue of a woman.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about virtue, woman, bad luck, bad, good, good luck, man

Slander cannot destroy an honest man: when the flood recedes the rock is there.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about destruction, rocks, man

The life of an old man can be compared with the flame of a candle in a drought.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about life, man, old, olderness

The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about man

The gem cannot be polished without friction, not a man perfected without trials.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about man

Only the man who crosses the river at night knows the value of the light of day.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about value, light, night, day, man

If you suspect a man, don't employ him, and if ypu employ him, don't suspect him.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about man, contentment

If you suspect a man, don't employ him, and if you employ him, don't suspect him.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about contentment, man

If a man plants melons he will reap melons; if he sows beans, he will reap beans.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about man

The man whose conscience is clear will never fear a knock on the door at midnight.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about conscience, fear, man

Never has a man more need of his intelligence than when a fool asks him a question.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about intelligence, question, need, man

A man is old when he takes the whole night to do what he used to do all night long.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about night, man, old, olderness