The man who comes with a tale about others has himself an ax to grind.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about fairy tales, man
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To violate the law is the same crime in the emperor as in the subject.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about crime, criminals, law
The man who comes with a talk about others has himself an ax to grind.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about man
The remedy for dirt is soap and water. The remedy for dying is living.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about water
The virtue of a woman does not go deep but her passion knows no limit.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about limits, virtue, woman
A drop of sweat spent in a drill is a drop of blood saved in a battle.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about blood
No one is more afraid of ghosts than those that don't believe in them.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about faith
It takes more than one cold day for a river to freeze three feet deep.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about day
Life unfolds on a sheet called time and once finished is gone forever.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about life, time
If you want to know someone's character, look at the friends he keeps.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about character, contentment
What the superior man seeks in himself, the small man seeks in others.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about man
Better the cottage where one is merry than the palace where one weeps.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese
Flowers leave a part of their fragrance in the hands that bestow them.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about flowers
Enough shovels of earth make a mountain, enough pails of water a river.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about earth, water
Laws are useless when men are pure, unenforceable when men are corrupt.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about corruption, purity, man
The loss of one night's sleep is followed by ten days of inconvenience.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about day, sleep, night
Weaving a net is better than praying for fish at the edge of the water.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about fishing, water
One beam, no matter how big, cannot support an entire house on its own.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about home, house
Fighting a wolf with a flex stalk - either side is afraid of the other.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese
The people sitting in the free theater seats are the first ones to boo.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about people
