No matter how tall the mountain is, it cannot block the sun. Tenacity and adversity are old foes.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about sun, old, olderness
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A bad man talks about what he has eaten and drunk -- a good man about what he has seen and heard.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about bad luck, man, bad, good, good luck
An aged steed confined to the stable still aspires after the glory of galloping a thousand miles.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about glory
Fruits of the same tree have different tastes; children of the same mother have various qualities.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about children, mother
Don't promise something when you are full of joy; don't answer letters when you are full of anger.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about promise, joy, anger, contentment
The broad-minded see the truth in different religions; the narrow-minded see only the differences.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about truth
A single merit cannot make a hundred demerits fade; a hundred merits cannot hide a single demerit.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about merit
A wise man adapts himself to circumstances, as water shapes itself to the vessel that contains it.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about circumstances, water, man
There are three kinds of person that you must not challenge: civil servants, customers and widows.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about customers, people, contentment
Don't ask in this life for the three most difficult things: good sons, long life and a long beard.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about life, things, good, good luck
Never do anything standing that you can do sitting, or anything sitting that you can do lying down.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about lie, contentment
The wise man shapes himself to circumstances as water shapes itself to the vessel that contains it.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about circumstances, water, man
An image of a bamboo has already been formed in mind before it is committed to the painting canvas.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about painting, mind
It is easy to dodge a spear that comes in front of you but hard to avoid an arrow shot from behind.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about contentment
A moment of patience can prevent a great disaster and a moment of impatience can ruin a whole life.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about moment, disaster, patience, life
Aspire to the principle, behave with virtue, abide by benevolence, and immerse yourself in the arts.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about principle, art, virtue
If you have never done anything evil, you should not be worrying about devils knocking at your door.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about devil, contentment
A good client doesn't change shop in three years, a good shop doesn't change clients in three years.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about customers, change, good, good luck
When people only talk about things they understand then a great silence will descend upon the world.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about silence, world, things, people
Some people want to be praised for the rest of their lives for what they have done well for one day.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about rest, people, day
