Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Words of Wisdom - Proverbs from Asia

If the thought is good, (your) place and path are good; if the thought is bad, (your) place and path are bad. Bhutanese Proverb

Great desire obtains little. Burmese Proverb

The boat sails by, the shore remains. Cambodian Proverb

If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words. Chinese Proverb

Laws control the lesser man. Right conduct controls the greater one. Chinese Proverb

To a person who has real shame, words are oath. Filipino Proverb

Education in your childhood is like the letters in a sculpture. Indian Proverb

It is not wise to live in water and be an enemy of the crocodile. Indian Proverb

Unless you enter the tiger's den you cannot take the cubs. Japanese Proverb

To know and to act are one and the same. Japanese Proverb

Coming words will be beautiful if gone words were beautiful. Korean Proverb

Fools who know nothing constanly try to show off what they know, but the wise who know all are silent. Korean Proverb

If there's no chili, there's no taste. Malay Proverb

Gold rains in foreign countries, while hailstone drops on own country, still one's own country is better. Malay Proverb

The living are denied a table; the dead get a whole coffin. Mongolian proverb

The more you listen the more you give yourself room for doubt. Mongolian Proverb

To play the violin for the water buffalo to listen to. Thai Proverb

There are no incurable diseases but only incurable people. Tibetan Proverb

Thieves never steal bells. Tibetan Proverb

Hunger brings the wolf to the fold. Vietnamese Proverb

Nice words are free, so choose ones that please another's ears. Vietnamese Proverb

No comments:

Post a Comment