Enough shovels of earth -- a mountain. Enough pails of water -- a river.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about earth, water
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Don't try to make predictions -- especially those concerning the future.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about future
Unles we change direction, we are likely to wind up where we are headed.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about change
A diamond with a flaw is worth more than a pebble without imperfections.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about human imperfections
A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about conversation, man
We are not so much concerned if you are slow as when you come to a halt.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about contentment
Sending charcoal in the snow is better than adding flowers to a brocade.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about flowers
The corn is not choked by the weeds but by the negligence of the farmer.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese
The country where flowers are expensive lacks the foundation of culture.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about culture, flowers, country
Beautiful girls are seldom happy, intelligent boys are seldom beautiful.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about happiness
By day think of your own faults, by night think of the faults of others.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about night, day
A red-nosed man may be a teetotaler, but will find no one to believe it.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about faith, man
A red-nosed man may not be a drunkard, but he will always be called one.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about man
The fool does what he can't avoid, the wise man avoids what he can't do.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about man
It is easy to get a thousand soldiers, but difficult to get one general.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese
One cannot refuse to eat just because there is a chance of being choked.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about chance, being
A minimal error at the start leads to a wide divergence in the distance.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about error
Only when all contribute their firewood can they build up a strong fire.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about fire, fire brigade
Friendship between gentlemen appears indifferent but is pure like water.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about purity, friendship, water
Because men do not like the cold, Heaven does not cause winter to cease.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about man
