Think of your own faults the first part of the night when you are awake, and the faults of others the latter part of the night when you are asleep.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about night, contentment
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Though you don't believe in other gods, you believe in the god of thunder; though you don't believe in medicine generally, you believe in laxatives.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about faith, gods, medicine, contentment, god
If you would be happy for a week, take a wife; if you would be happy for a month, kill a pig; but if you would be happy all your life, plant a garden.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about happiness, garden, wife, life, contentment
A horse cannot gain weight if not fed with extra fodder during the night; a man cannot become wealthy without earnings apart from his regular salaries.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about salary, night, man
If the main timbers in the house are not straight, the smaller timber will be unsafe; and if the smaller timbers are not straight, the house will fall.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about home, house, fall
What is lighter than a feather? The wind. Lighter than the wind? The spirit. Lighter than the spirit? The woman. Lighter than the woman? Nothing at all.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about spirit, woman, nothing
Living at a river, one comes to know the nature of the fish therein; Dwelling by a mountain, one learns to recognize the language of the birds thereupon.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about language, nature, fishing
On entering a country, ask what is forbidden, on entering a village, ask what are the customs, on entering a private house, ask what should not be mentioned.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about country, home, house
You can't tell the cost of food and fuel without being the head of a household; you can't appreciate the love of your parents without having children of your own.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about parents, food, being, children, heads, love, contentment
Going into a country the first time, ask what is forbidden; on entering a village, ask what are the customs; on entering a private house, ask what should not be mentioned.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about country, home, house, time
The person who is his own master cannot tolerate another boss. It's better to be without a book than to believe a book entirely. When economy goes south, people get political.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about economy, heads, people, faith
To attract good fortune, spend a new coin on an old friend, share an old pleasure with a new friend, and lift up the heart of a true friend by writing his name on the wings of a dragon.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about writing, pleasure, name, wealth, heart, old, olderness, good, good luck
If you are poor, though you dwell in the busy marketplace, no one will inquire about you; if you are rich, though you dwell in the heart of the mountains, you will have distant relatives.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about contentment, wealth, heart
When you are poor, you will have no visitors even if you live in a crowded city; once you become rich, you'll be surprised by visitors from alleged relatives even if you live in a remote location.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about city, contentment, wealth
If there is beauty in character, there will be harmony in the home. If there is harmony in the home, there will be order in the nation. If there is order in the nation, there will be peace in the world.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about harmony, nation, order, home, character, beauty, peace, world
If you want happiness for an hour -- take a nap. If you want happiness for a day -- go fishing. If you want happiness for a month -- get married. If you want happiness for a year -- inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime -- help...
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about happiness, fishing, help, wealth, contentment, day
If there is light in the soul, There will be beauty in the person. If there is beauty in the person, There will be harmony in the house. If there is harmony in the house, There will be order in the nation. If there is order in the nation, There...
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about harmony, nation, order, beauty, people, home, house, soul, peace, light
It is good to tell one's heart.
Proverbs and old sayings about heart, good, good luck
Clean hands offend no one.
Proverbs and old sayings Columbian
Suit the behavior to the occasion.
Proverbs and old sayings Columbian
