The fangs of the green snake and the sting of a wasp don't really make poison -- that is only to be found in a woman's heart.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about heart, woman
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Life itself cannot give you joy/ Unless you really will it. / Life just gives you time and space -- It's up to you to fill it.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about univers, life, joy, contentment, time
It is too late for a galloping horse to stop at a clip; it is useless for a sinking boat to be mended in the middle of a river.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese
One monk shoulders water by himself; two can still share the labor among them. When it comes to three, they have to go thirsty.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about water
They who know the truth are not equal to those who love it, and they who love it are not equal to those who find pleasure in it.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about pleasure, love, truth
When planning for a year, plant corn. When planning for a decade, plant trees. When planning for life, train and educate people.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about trains, life, people
You looked high and low till your iron shoes were worn out but still to no avail. Then you chanced upon it without ever looking.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about contentment
A thousand cups of wine do not suffice when true friends meet, but half a sentence is too much when there is no meeting of minds.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about meetings, wine
Today's beneficiary is the incarnation of his preexisting well-doer; the fate of one's next existence lies in his existence today.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about existence, destiny
If you want to know your past, look into your present conditions. If you want to know your future -- look into your present actions.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about present, future, past, contentment
The superior doctor prevents sickness; The mediocre doctor attends to impending sickness; The inferior doctor treats actual sickness.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese
If you are planning for one year, grow rice. If you are planning for 20 years grow trees. If you are planning for centuries, grow men.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about man, contentment
He who governs by his moral excellence may be compared to the Pole star which abides in its place while all other stars bow towards it.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about celebrity, moral, stars
To make good conversation there are a thousand subjects, but there are still those who cannot meet a cripple without talking about feet.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about conversation, talking, good, good luck
If you want a crop for one year, grow grain; if you want a crop for ten years, grow a tree; if you want a crop for a hundred years, grow men.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about man, contentment
The best doctor prevents illness, an average doctor visits when the illness is imminent, and the unskilled doctor treats your present illness.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about present
Sometimes life can be as bitter as dragon tears. But whether dragon tears are bitter or sweat depends entirely on how each man perceives them.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about tears, bitter, life, man
If you want 1 year of prosperity, grow grain. If you want 10 years of prosperity, grow trees. If you want 100 years of prosperity, grow people.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about prosperity, people, contentment
Although there exist many thousands of subjects for elegant conversation, there are persons who cannot meet a cripple without talking about feet.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about people, conversation, talking
A bride received into the home is like a horse that you have just bought; you break her in by constantly mounting her and continually beating her.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about home, contentment
