The melon seller does not announce, Bitter melons. Distant water does not put out a nearby fire.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about bitter, fire, fire brigade, water
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If you wish to know what most occupies a man's thoughts, you have only to listen to his conversation.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about conversation, wish, contentment, man
If you have never done anything wrong, you should not be worrying about devils to knock at your door.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about devil, bad, contentment
He who asks a question may be a fool for five minutes; he who asks no questions stays a fool forever.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about question
If your strength is small, don't carry heavy burdens. If your words are worthless, don't give advice.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about advice, word
Life is like a candle in the wind; like frost on the roof; like the wriggling of the fish in the pan.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about fishing, life
When fate throws a dagger at you, there are only two ways to catch it: by the blade or by the handle.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about destiny, trap, contentment
One moment of patience may ward off a great disaster; one moment of impatience may ruin a whole life.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about moment, disaster, patience, life
Small ills are the fountains of most of our groans. Men trip not on mountains, they stumble on stones.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about man
To get through the hardest journey we need take only one step at a time, but we must keep on stepping.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about need, time
To learn what is good, a thousand days are not sufficient; to learn what is evil, an hour is too long.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about day, good, good luck
It is impossible to add much weight with a single morsel; it is hard to travel afar with a single step.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about impossible
He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes he who does not ask a question remains a fool forever.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about question
Cautious, careful people, always casting about to preserve their reputations, can never effect a reform.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about people
If you want your children to have a peaceful life, let them suffer a little hunger and a little coldness.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about suffering, hunger, children, life, contentment
Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will eat for the rest of his life.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about fishing, rest, life, man, day
When you have only two dollars left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a rose with the other.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about commerce, world, contentment
When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about commerce, world, contentment
Four things come not back: the spoken word, the spent arrow, the past life, and the neglected opportunity.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about chance, past, word, life, things
A person cannot be judged by his appearance in the same token as the sea cannot be measured with a bucket.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about people
