Proverbs

[MissLT]

Share your proverbs of your own culture here with others.

[MissLT]

These are some Vietnamese proverbs.

Di voi but mac ao ca sa, di voi ma mac ao giay--Who keeps company with the wolf will learn to howl

Duc toc bat dat-- Haste makes waste

Con sau lam rau noi canh-- One scabby sheep is enough to spoil the whole flock

Co tien mua tien cung duoc-- Money makes the mare go

Co chi lam quan, co gan lam giau-- Fortune favours the brave

Co cong mai sat co ngay nen kim-- A mouse in time may bite in two a cable

Cai kho lo cai khon-- Adversity brings wisdom

Co kho moi co mieng an-- No sweet without sweat
(wikipedia.org)

[shokin]

I like them but they are not to be taken as universal. We don't have to be slave of them. They are advises and they are not rules. We decided to follow these advises or not to follow them, in each situation.

There are imperative proverbs and constatative proverbs.

For example :

imperative (for action) : everything you do, do it the soonest (sooner than later)

constatativ : the world is not enough

Shokin

[RedRose]

These are some Vietnamese proverbs.

Di voi but mac ao ca sa, di voi ma mac ao giay--Who keeps company with the wolf will learn to howl

Duc toc bat dat-- Haste makes waste

Con sau lam rau noi canh-- One scabby sheep is enough to spoil the whole flock

Co tien mua tien cung duoc-- Money makes the mare go

Co chi lam quan, co gan lam giau-- Fortune favours the brave

Co cong mai sat co ngay nen kim-- A mouse in time may bite in two a cable

Cai kho lo cai khon-- Adversity brings wisdom

Co kho moi co mieng an-- No sweet without sweat
(wikipedia.org)

But you anounced that here is an english forum, people shouldn't post other languages here, maybe you forgot?
you naughty girl!

Here is a Chinese proverb:
what you don't want is just what others don't want.

it means, if you don't want something, then don't try to impose it on other people.

it makes sense? I think so.

Good luck, honey!

[MissLT]

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This thread is for people who have a need to know more about Asian proverbs or proverbs in general. It is for people who would like to share something they think is inspirational, enlightening and meaningful.

[MissLT]

Here is a Chinese proverb:
what you don't want is just what others don't want.

it means, if you don't want something, then don't try to impose it on other people.

it makes sense? I think so.

Good luck, honey!

I do not want people to be so close-minded and hateful about homosexuality issues, but do I get what I do not want?!?!??!?!?! Obviously, NOT.

[RedRose]

wow! lennye, what do you mean about homosexuality? you mean you are a lesbian? oops! you never fail to please me!

[MissLT]

wow! lennye, what do you mean about homosexuality? you mean you are a lesbian? oops! you never fail to please me!

I'm bi-sexual. It's a whole lot of a difference than lesbian in a sense.

[RedRose]

wow! lennye, what do you mean about homosexuality? you mean you are a lesbian? oops! you never fail to please me!

I'm bi-sexual. It's a whole lot of a difference than lesbian in a sense.

that is nice! you will never know how much pleased I am as long as I meet you!

[MissLT]

(alpanige aishwarya bandre ardha rAthrili koDe hiDkonDa (Kannada)
When a poor fellow got rich, he had an umbrella over his head in midnight.
-A symbol of richness in olden times was to have a servant hold an umbrella while the rich man rode in the sun. The new rich would flaunt by doing it at night when there is no need for it.

Elaimayil kalvi, silaiyil ezhuthu (Tamil)
(Education in your childhood is like the letters in a sculpture)
-What you study during your childhood will never be forgotten.

halliddAga kaDle illa; kaDle iddAga hallilla (Kannada)
(There are no nuts when one has teeth and there are no teeth when there are nuts).
-Munching nuts is a sign of prosperity. It is frustrating that one is poor when the youth to enjoy the riches is abundant whereas when one finally gets rich the faculties to enjoy are gone.

hosa vaidyanigintha haLe rOgine mElu (Kannada)
(An old patient is better than a new doctor).
-This stems from a suspicion of inexperienced and untested people with education vis a vis wise, familiar and old fellows of dubious qualifications.