For the sake of one good action, a hundred evil ones should be forgotten.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about action, good, good luck
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The palace leads to fame, the market to fortune, and loneliness to wisdom.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about solitude, fame, stores, wealth, wisdom
One's shadow grows larger than life when admired by the light of the moon.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about shadow, moon, light, life
Whoever keeps his door locked all the time longs for it to be broken down.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about time
A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor a man perfected without trials.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about man
It is a sad situation for a son-in-law when his mother-in-law praises him.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about law, mother
No matter how tall the tree is, its leaves will always fall to the ground.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about fall
A client twixt his attorney and counselor is like a goose twixt two foxes.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about customers
Jails are always closed yet full, while temples are always open yet empty.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese
A hundred men may make an encampment, but it takes a woman to make a home.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about home, woman, man
Charity is not a bone you throw to a dog, but a bone you share with a dog.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about charity, contentment
The best cure for drunkenness is whilst sober to observe a drunken person.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about drunkenness, people
One step in the wrong direction will cause you a thousand years of regret.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about regret, bad, contentment
Even a tower a hundred yards tall has still its foundations on the ground.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese
The one who first resorts to violence shows that he has no more arguments.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about violence
Tell me and I forget. Show me and I remember. Involve me and I understand.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese
Temptation wrings integrity even as the thumbscrew twists a man's fingers.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about integrity, temptation, man
Dogs have so many friends because they wag their tails, not their tongues.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese
When a large vessel has opened a way it is easy for a small one to follow.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese
One who walks along a river frequently cannot avoid getting his shoes wet.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese
