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A good dog does not bite a chicken and a good man does not hit his wife.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about wife, good, good luck, man

O man, you who do not live a hundred years, why fret a thousand minutes?

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about man, contentment

If a man fools me once, shame on him. If he fools me twice, shame on me.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about shame, man

Unless we change direction, we are likely to end up where we are headed.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about change, end

If you plant melons, you get melons; if you plant beans, you get beans.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about contentment

Enough food and a pipe full of tobacco makes you equal to the immortals.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about food, contentment

Those who say it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about people

Too often do we waste time chasing a gust of wind or grasping at shadows.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about waste, time

Once you pour the water out of the bucket it's hard to get it back in it.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about water, contentment

While keeping a tiger from the front door, the wolf comes in at the back.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

A dog in a kennel barks at his fleas -- a hunting dog does not feel them.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

Better to drink the weak tea of a friend than the sweet wine of an enemy.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about drinking, wine, enemies

Practice no vice because it's trivial; neglect no virtue because it's so.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about vice, virtue

You need your wits about you the most when you are dealing with an idiot.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about need, contentment

It's better to do good in the neighborhood than to burn incense far away.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about good, good luck

A person who say it cannot be done should not interrupt the man doing it.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about people, man

It is foolish for someone to seek credit for his ancestor's achievements.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about ancestors

Love has its tides; before ebb tide you must take advantage of the flood.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about love, contentment

To mock your elders is to wreck the house where you have to stay tonight.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about home, house, contentment

He who cannot suffer discomfort, will not be called for important things.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about suffering, things