Great wealth is a gift from heaven; moderate wealth results from frugality.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about wealth, gifts
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Those who have free tickets to the theater have the most criticism to make.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about criticism
Better the cold blast of winter than the hot breath of a pursuing elephant.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese
As a snipe and a clam are entangled in a fight, a fisherman catch them both.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about fight, trap
If an enemy is annoying you by playing well, consider adopting his strategy.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about enemies, contentment
If the well is distant, its water does not quench the thirst of the pilgrim.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about water
Whoever tastes from the head of a poppy will not expect any thing from love.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about things, heads, love
A horse with two masters is always skinny; the ship with two captains sinks.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese
The wise man learns more from his enemies than a fool does from his friends.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about enemies, man
With money one may command devils; without it, one cannot even summon a man.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about devil, money, man
As soon as you have finished a job, you start appreciating the difficulties.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about difficulties, contentment
Concealing truth is like wearing embroidered clothes and traveling by night.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about clothes, night, truth
The one who removed the mountain was the one who began carrying away stones.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese
If you want to go up in the world, veil ambition with the forms of humanity.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about humanity, ambition, world, contentment
Good fortune may forebode bad luck, which may in turn disguise good fortune.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about wealth, good luck, bad luck, good, bad
It is harder to be poor without complaining than to be rich without boasting.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about wealth
Don't want others to know what you have done? Better not have done it anyway.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about contentment
A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor a man made perfect without trials.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about perfection, man
Read critically, and you will find each word worth a thousand ounces of gold.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about word, contentment
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
