World Proverbs
Chinese Proverbs
>>Talk doesn't cook rice
>>Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime
>>To know the road ahead, ask those coming back
>>Small men think they are small; great men never know they are great
>>To open a shop is easy, to keep it open is an art
>>It is not necessary to light a candle to the sun
>>Men in the game are blind, men outside see clearly
Yugoslavian Proverbs
>>If you wish to know what a man is, place him in authority
>>Complain to one who can help you
Arabian Proverbs
>>If you buy cheap meat, when it boils you smell what you have saved
>>Think of the going out before you enter
>>Ask the experienced rather than the learned
>>All sunshine makes the desert
>>Examine what is said, not him who speaks
Japanese Proverbs
>>Not to know is to be a Buddha
>>When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends
>>Proof rather than argument
>>If you believe everything you read, better not to read
>>The reverse side also has a reverse side
>>Too many boatmen will run the boat up to the top of the mountains
Italian Proverbs
>>It is not enough to aim; you must hit
>>Once the game is over, the king and the pawn go back in the same box
English Proverbs
>>Use soft words and hard arguments
>>Don't fall before you're pushed
Others
>>Don't make use of another's mouth unless it has been lent to you ~ Belgian Proverb
>>Buy on the rumor; sell on the news ~ Wall Street Proverb
>>When you go to buy, use your eyes, not your ears ~ Czech Proverb
>>Do not be born good or handsome, but be born lucky ~ Russian Proverb
>>If you want to be respected, you must respect yourself ~ Spanish Proverb
>>A smiling face is half the meal ~ Latvian Proverb
>>What you don't see with your eyes, don't invent with your mouth ~ Jewish Proverb
>>When deeds speak, words are nothing ~ African Proverb
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World and Malaysian Quotations
World Quotations
>> If you think you are rich, there are many who are richer than you. If you think you are clever, there are more people cleverer than you. But if you think you are honest, then you are among the few and in this instance, it is best to be among the few ~ Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra, First Prime Minister of Malaysia.
>> Our future depends on how well many different kinds of people can live and work together ~ Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra, First Prime Minister of Malaysia.
>> Life in this world is short. Let us make use of our lives in the pursuit of happiness and not trouble ~ Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra, First Prime Minister of Malaysia.
>> Anybody who has any love for this country and wishes to make it his home must give his complete and absolute loyalty ~ Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra, First Prime Minister of Malaysia.
>> Love for the nation should be the hallmark of the population to ensure that the country's sovereignty and stature are preserved ~ Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra, First Prime Minister of Malaysia.
>> Every one of us must respect each other's rights and feelings, be tolerant of each other's religions, customs and habits ~ Tengku Abdul Rahman Putra, First Prime Minister of Malaysia.
>> The future of our country depends on one important thing, that is on the unity of our people of various races ~ Tun Abdul Razak, second Prime Minister, Malaysia.
>> You young people must try to do things together, things that will strengthen the unity, the goodwill and understanding of our people ~ Tun Abdul Razak, second Prime Minister, Malaysia.
>> This is our home and it is our determination to make this country a happy and prosperous country for all of us ~ Tun Abdul Razak, second Prime Minister, Malaysia.
>> I would rather do the right thing and be cursed than do the popular but wrong thing and be applauded ~ Tun Hussein Onn, third Prime Minister of Malaysia.
>> Power is given to us, not to lord it over others, not to improve our standing nor to enrich ourselves ~ Tun Hussein Onn, Third Prime Minister of Malaysia.
>> Discipline is the most important things in human life and has to be the main priority ~ Tun Hussein Onn, Third Prime Minister of Malaysia.
>> Without integrity, a leader will use his position as a commodity to peddle influence and to achieve status, name and riches ~ Tun Hussein Onn, Third Prime Minister of Malaysia.
>> The power entrusted to us is not to be used against others, not to improve our position and not to make us rich ~ Tun Hussein Onn, Third Prime Minister of Malaysia.
>> In all our efforts to achieve national unity, there must be commitment and sincerity ~ Tun Hussein Onn, Third Prime Minister of Malaysia.
>> We must dedicate ourselves to leave behind for our children a united, prospereous and strong nation ~ Tun Hussein Onn, Third Prime Minister of Malaysia.
>> A good leader in democracy is one who is able to lead as well as be led ~ Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, Fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia.
>> If we are not prepared to work hard for ourselves then we deserve to be left behind ~ Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, Fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia.
>>We would be foolish to forget that national unity is the most fundamental, the most basic of our objective ~ Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, Fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia.
>> It is brave not to surrender even one inch. But it takes real bravery to compromise ~ Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, Fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia.
>> Politicians in this country (Malaysia) do not know how to be thankful. You bring them up but they hit you in the head ~ Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (Dr Mahathir said this when asked if UMNO would accept Dr Hasan Ali if he wanted to leave Pakatan Rakyat and join UMNO)
>> The harmony between the various communities and religions in Malaysia is not an optional luxury; it is necessity ~ Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Fifth Prime Minister of Malaysia.
>> You can't have too much of everything, you must have a balance, that's very important ~ Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Fifth Prime Minister of Malaysia.
>> Sometimes, if there is too much freedom exercised, then democracy will be destroyed ~ Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Fifth Prime Minister of Malaysia.
>> In our national discourse and in pursuing our national agenda, we must never leave anyone behind ~ Datuk Seri Najib Razak, Sixth Prime Minister of Malaysia.
>> Be united, for indeed the winner does not take all and the loser does not lose all ~ Datuk Seri Najib Razak, Sixth Prime Minister of Malaysia.
>> I urge us to rise to the challenge of building a 1Malaysia. People first,Performance Now ~ Datuk Seri Najib Razak, Sixth Prime Minister of Malaysia.
>> Every leader has his own style. I do not know what style the people see in me, but I have made it a point that whatever I do is to fulfill the people's aspiration ~ Datuk Seri Najib Razak, Prime Minister of Malaysia.
(Najib said in an interview with Bernama in Putrajaya in conjunction with the Umno general assembly, 14 October 2009).
>> It is crazy to use the same method of doing something and then expect different results. In implementing a policy for instance we cannot be too dogmatic until the focus is more on the methods used rathern than the result ~ Datuk Seri Najib Razak, Prime Minister of Malaysia
(Opening speech at the Umno special general assembly, 15th October, 2009)
>> If we are not prepared to change, Umno will be changed ~ Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia.
>> It would be meaningless if we could only change but do not make Umno relevant with the times. Therefore, Umno needs to be relevant in understanding the voice, language, style and nuance of new politics ~ Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia.
Both quotations are taken from Tan Sri Muhyiddin speech when he opened the annual general assembly of the three Umno wings - Wanita, Youth and Puteri at PWTC on 13th October, 2009.
>> It is a normal reaction for anybody to look elsewhere when they are not going anywhere ~ Tengku Azlan Abu Bakar, former deputy minister. (He was frustrated when not being appointed as minister in recent Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's new cabinet line-up). Source: The Star, Wednesday 19 March, 2008.
>> "...Sin Chew might take a different path...Utusan (Malaysia) might take a different path...other papers might take a different path, but although we take different paths, we must converge and we must reach our final destination." ~ Datuk Seri Najib (Najib said when attending Sin Chew Daily and Guang Ming Daily's Chinese New Year open house on 28th March 2010.
>> "If MIC wins, then BN wins...it should be seen that way. If BN is defeated, it is not MIC's defeat, but a BN defeat." ~ Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak. (Datuk Najib hinted that the Barisan Nasional's candidate for the Hulu Selangor parliamentary by-election will be from the MIC) Source: theSun, April 8, 2010.
>> "The most important aspect of change was to admit the weaknesses and mistakes made in the past and correct them before the general election." ~ Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak. (Datuk Najib hinted that the Barisan Nasional's candidate for the Hulu Selangor parliamentary by-election will be from the MIC) Source: New Straits Times, April 8, 2010.
>> I have my priority...first I am a mother, a wife then only a politician. ~ Dr Wan Azizah Anwar, President KEADILAN, Malaysia.
>> Well done is better than well said ~ Benjamin Franklin
>> Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self ~Cyril Connolly
>> We should be taught not to wait for inspiration to start a thing. Action always generates inspiration. Inspiration seldom generates action ~ Frank Tibolt
>> The shortest answer is doing ~ Lord Herbert
>> Men expect too much, do too little ~ Allen Tate
>> Where you start is not as important as where you finish ~Zig Ziglar
>> People may doubt what you say, but they will believe what you do ~ Lewis Cass
>>Action will remove the doubts that theory cannot solve ~ Tehyi Hsieh
>> Be content to act, and leave the talking to others ~ Baltasar Gracian
>> An idea not coupled with action will never get any bigger than the brain cell it occupied ~ Arnold Glasow
>> We should be taught not to wait for inspiration to start a thing. Action always generates inspiration. Inspiration seldom generates action ~ Frank Tibolt
>> Trust only movement. Life happens at the level of events, not of words. Trust movement ~ Alfred Adler
>> I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts ~ John Locke
>> If you don't ask, you don't get ~ Mahatma Gandhi
>> Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws ~ Plato
>> I'm a slow walker, but I never walk back ~ Abraham Lincoln
>> You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time ~ Abraham Lincoln.
>> Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler ~ Albert Einstein
>> Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving ~ Albert Einstein
>> Politics is more difficult than physics ~ Albert Einstein
>> Try not to become a man of success but rather to become a man of value ~ Albert Einstein
>> Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new ~ Albert Einstein
>> Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character ~ Albert Einstein
>> Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws ~ Plato
>> Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs ~ Henry Ford
>> Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidise it ~ Ronald Reagan
>> If you have knowledge, let others light their candles with it ~ Sir Winston Churchill
>> You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do ~ Henry Ford
>> Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up ~ Thomas A. Edison
>> I'm a great believer in luck and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it ~ Thomas Jefferson
>> Ask not what your country can do for you--ask what you can do for your country ~ John F. Kennedy
>> Strong reasons make strong actions ~ William Shakespeare
>> When asked how he became the world’s richest man, Bill Gates replied, “First, I was in the right place at the right time. Second, I saw the vision. Third, and most important, I took action" ~ Bill Gates
>> The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions ~Confucius
>> Talk low, talk slow, and don't talk too much ~John Wayne
>> My grandfather once told me that there are two kinds of people: those who work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was less competition there ~ Indira Gandhi
>> If you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing, you're right ~ Henry Ford
>> If A equals success, then the formula is: A = X + Y + Z, X is work. Y is play. Z is keep your mouth shut ~ Albert Einstein
>> Genius is one per cent inspiration, ninety-nine per cent perspiration ~ Thomas A. Edison
>> When you play, play hard; when you work, don't play at all ~ Theodore Roosevelt
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>> If you think you are rich, there are many who are richer than you. If you think you are clever, there are more people cleverer than you. But if you think you are honest, then you are among the few and in this instance, it is best to be among the few ~ Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra, First Prime Minister of Malaysia.
>> Our future depends on how well many different kinds of people can live and work together ~ Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra, First Prime Minister of Malaysia.
>> Life in this world is short. Let us make use of our lives in the pursuit of happiness and not trouble ~ Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra, First Prime Minister of Malaysia.
>> Anybody who has any love for this country and wishes to make it his home must give his complete and absolute loyalty ~ Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra, First Prime Minister of Malaysia.
>> Love for the nation should be the hallmark of the population to ensure that the country's sovereignty and stature are preserved ~ Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra, First Prime Minister of Malaysia.
>> Every one of us must respect each other's rights and feelings, be tolerant of each other's religions, customs and habits ~ Tengku Abdul Rahman Putra, First Prime Minister of Malaysia.
>> The future of our country depends on one important thing, that is on the unity of our people of various races ~ Tun Abdul Razak, second Prime Minister, Malaysia.
>> You young people must try to do things together, things that will strengthen the unity, the goodwill and understanding of our people ~ Tun Abdul Razak, second Prime Minister, Malaysia.
>> This is our home and it is our determination to make this country a happy and prosperous country for all of us ~ Tun Abdul Razak, second Prime Minister, Malaysia.
>> I would rather do the right thing and be cursed than do the popular but wrong thing and be applauded ~ Tun Hussein Onn, third Prime Minister of Malaysia.
>> Power is given to us, not to lord it over others, not to improve our standing nor to enrich ourselves ~ Tun Hussein Onn, Third Prime Minister of Malaysia.
>> Discipline is the most important things in human life and has to be the main priority ~ Tun Hussein Onn, Third Prime Minister of Malaysia.
>> Without integrity, a leader will use his position as a commodity to peddle influence and to achieve status, name and riches ~ Tun Hussein Onn, Third Prime Minister of Malaysia.
>> The power entrusted to us is not to be used against others, not to improve our position and not to make us rich ~ Tun Hussein Onn, Third Prime Minister of Malaysia.
>> In all our efforts to achieve national unity, there must be commitment and sincerity ~ Tun Hussein Onn, Third Prime Minister of Malaysia.
>> We must dedicate ourselves to leave behind for our children a united, prospereous and strong nation ~ Tun Hussein Onn, Third Prime Minister of Malaysia.
>> A good leader in democracy is one who is able to lead as well as be led ~ Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, Fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia.
>> If we are not prepared to work hard for ourselves then we deserve to be left behind ~ Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, Fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia.
>>We would be foolish to forget that national unity is the most fundamental, the most basic of our objective ~ Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, Fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia.
>> It is brave not to surrender even one inch. But it takes real bravery to compromise ~ Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, Fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia.
>> Politicians in this country (Malaysia) do not know how to be thankful. You bring them up but they hit you in the head ~ Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (Dr Mahathir said this when asked if UMNO would accept Dr Hasan Ali if he wanted to leave Pakatan Rakyat and join UMNO)
>> The harmony between the various communities and religions in Malaysia is not an optional luxury; it is necessity ~ Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Fifth Prime Minister of Malaysia.
>> You can't have too much of everything, you must have a balance, that's very important ~ Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Fifth Prime Minister of Malaysia.
>> Sometimes, if there is too much freedom exercised, then democracy will be destroyed ~ Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Fifth Prime Minister of Malaysia.
>> In our national discourse and in pursuing our national agenda, we must never leave anyone behind ~ Datuk Seri Najib Razak, Sixth Prime Minister of Malaysia.
>> Be united, for indeed the winner does not take all and the loser does not lose all ~ Datuk Seri Najib Razak, Sixth Prime Minister of Malaysia.
>> I urge us to rise to the challenge of building a 1Malaysia. People first,Performance Now ~ Datuk Seri Najib Razak, Sixth Prime Minister of Malaysia.
>> Every leader has his own style. I do not know what style the people see in me, but I have made it a point that whatever I do is to fulfill the people's aspiration ~ Datuk Seri Najib Razak, Prime Minister of Malaysia.
(Najib said in an interview with Bernama in Putrajaya in conjunction with the Umno general assembly, 14 October 2009).
>> It is crazy to use the same method of doing something and then expect different results. In implementing a policy for instance we cannot be too dogmatic until the focus is more on the methods used rathern than the result ~ Datuk Seri Najib Razak, Prime Minister of Malaysia
(Opening speech at the Umno special general assembly, 15th October, 2009)
>> If we are not prepared to change, Umno will be changed ~ Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia.
>> It would be meaningless if we could only change but do not make Umno relevant with the times. Therefore, Umno needs to be relevant in understanding the voice, language, style and nuance of new politics ~ Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia.
Both quotations are taken from Tan Sri Muhyiddin speech when he opened the annual general assembly of the three Umno wings - Wanita, Youth and Puteri at PWTC on 13th October, 2009.
>> It is a normal reaction for anybody to look elsewhere when they are not going anywhere ~ Tengku Azlan Abu Bakar, former deputy minister. (He was frustrated when not being appointed as minister in recent Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's new cabinet line-up). Source: The Star, Wednesday 19 March, 2008.
>> "...Sin Chew might take a different path...Utusan (Malaysia) might take a different path...other papers might take a different path, but although we take different paths, we must converge and we must reach our final destination." ~ Datuk Seri Najib (Najib said when attending Sin Chew Daily and Guang Ming Daily's Chinese New Year open house on 28th March 2010.
>> "If MIC wins, then BN wins...it should be seen that way. If BN is defeated, it is not MIC's defeat, but a BN defeat." ~ Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak. (Datuk Najib hinted that the Barisan Nasional's candidate for the Hulu Selangor parliamentary by-election will be from the MIC) Source: theSun, April 8, 2010.
>> "The most important aspect of change was to admit the weaknesses and mistakes made in the past and correct them before the general election." ~ Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak. (Datuk Najib hinted that the Barisan Nasional's candidate for the Hulu Selangor parliamentary by-election will be from the MIC) Source: New Straits Times, April 8, 2010.
>> I have my priority...first I am a mother, a wife then only a politician. ~ Dr Wan Azizah Anwar, President KEADILAN, Malaysia.
>> Well done is better than well said ~ Benjamin Franklin
>> Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self ~Cyril Connolly
>> We should be taught not to wait for inspiration to start a thing. Action always generates inspiration. Inspiration seldom generates action ~ Frank Tibolt
>> The shortest answer is doing ~ Lord Herbert
>> Men expect too much, do too little ~ Allen Tate
>> Where you start is not as important as where you finish ~Zig Ziglar
>> People may doubt what you say, but they will believe what you do ~ Lewis Cass
>>Action will remove the doubts that theory cannot solve ~ Tehyi Hsieh
>> Be content to act, and leave the talking to others ~ Baltasar Gracian
>> An idea not coupled with action will never get any bigger than the brain cell it occupied ~ Arnold Glasow
>> We should be taught not to wait for inspiration to start a thing. Action always generates inspiration. Inspiration seldom generates action ~ Frank Tibolt
>> Trust only movement. Life happens at the level of events, not of words. Trust movement ~ Alfred Adler
>> I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts ~ John Locke
>> If you don't ask, you don't get ~ Mahatma Gandhi
>> Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws ~ Plato
>> I'm a slow walker, but I never walk back ~ Abraham Lincoln
>> You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time ~ Abraham Lincoln.
>> Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler ~ Albert Einstein
>> Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving ~ Albert Einstein
>> Politics is more difficult than physics ~ Albert Einstein
>> Try not to become a man of success but rather to become a man of value ~ Albert Einstein
>> Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new ~ Albert Einstein
>> Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character ~ Albert Einstein
>> Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws ~ Plato
>> Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs ~ Henry Ford
>> Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidise it ~ Ronald Reagan
>> If you have knowledge, let others light their candles with it ~ Sir Winston Churchill
>> You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do ~ Henry Ford
>> Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up ~ Thomas A. Edison
>> I'm a great believer in luck and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it ~ Thomas Jefferson
>> Ask not what your country can do for you--ask what you can do for your country ~ John F. Kennedy
>> Strong reasons make strong actions ~ William Shakespeare
>> When asked how he became the world’s richest man, Bill Gates replied, “First, I was in the right place at the right time. Second, I saw the vision. Third, and most important, I took action" ~ Bill Gates
>> The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions ~Confucius
>> Talk low, talk slow, and don't talk too much ~John Wayne
>> My grandfather once told me that there are two kinds of people: those who work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was less competition there ~ Indira Gandhi
>> If you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing, you're right ~ Henry Ford
>> If A equals success, then the formula is: A = X + Y + Z, X is work. Y is play. Z is keep your mouth shut ~ Albert Einstein
>> Genius is one per cent inspiration, ninety-nine per cent perspiration ~ Thomas A. Edison
>> When you play, play hard; when you work, don't play at all ~ Theodore Roosevelt
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Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Malay (Malaysia) Proverbs
Malay (Malaysia) Proverbs
As heavy as it looks, it is heavier to the shoulder that he carries the thing.
(meaning of proverb: as bad as some one's situation may seem, it is always worse for the person involved)
>>No matter how good a squirrel is jumping, sometimes it will fall
(meaning of proverb: no one is perfect,sometimes he makes a mistake)
>>Two multiply five, five multiply two
(meaning of proverb: whatever you do, it would give the same result)
>>If you lost at the end of the route, go back to the beginning of the route
(meaning of proverb: if you make a mistake or get stuck, you should start over)
>>If it rains stones in our country and rains gold in other people's countries,it is better to live in our country
(meaning of proverb: whatever reasons, it is better to live in own country)
>>The right hand shouldn't trust the left hand
(meaning of proverb: don't put too much trust in your friends)
>>Just like a dog and a cat
(meaning of proverb: two brothers cannot meet, they will fight when they meet)
>>Just like a crab, teaching its young how to walk straight
(meaning of proverb: parents advise their children to do the right thing, but they themselves don't do what they say)
>>A turtle lays thousands of eggs, nobody knows; but when a hen lays an egg, the whole village know
(meaning of proverb: some people do much things but don't show publicity; others who do small things but do much publicity)
>>Drink water while you swim
(meaning of proverb: do two or more jobs at the same time)
>>Don't try teach a duck how to swim
(meaning of proverb: don't try to teach a clever person)
>>The language you speak would tell us your race
(meaning of proverb: what you speak will show your behavioral to the persons yo speak to)
>>Like an enemy hiding under your blanket
(meaning of proverb: you enemy is with you, but sometimes you are not aware)
>>We have same black hair, but not the heart
(meaning of proverb: even though we have the same color of hair, but our heart or feeling are different)
>>When there is sugar, there are ants
(meaning of proverb: where there is prosperity in a place, outside people will come to join)
>>Friends to laugh with are many, friends to cry with are few
(meaning of proverb: you will know the sincere friends, when you are in trouble!)
>>If there is no rattan, roots will do
(meaning of proverb: if the things or tools cannot functioning, sometimes you can use other things/tools as altenative)
>>If you chop water, it won't separate
(meaning of proverb: members in a family will close to each other even though they encountered problems in the past)
>>No matter how good a squirrel is at jumping, sometimes it will fall
(meaning of proverb: how good you are in a particular subject, sometimes you make mistakes)
>>Whoever eats chilli gets burned
(meaning of proverb: people who make mistake should get the consequences)
>>Hear from right ear, out from left ear
(meaning of proverb: a person does not accept at all on your advise)
>>Like a candle, burning itself to light the people
(meaning of proverb: someone has sacrificed himself just to help others)
>>To bend a bamboo, while it's still a shoot
(meaning of proverb: If you want to teach your child, it is better to do when he is still young)
>>Lose when you buy, win when you wear
(meaning of proverb: even though the product is expensive when you buy, but it is lasting and worth to use)
>>If you speak in the daytime, look around; if you speak at night, listen carefully
(meaning of proverb: we should speak carefully at most of the times)
>>Fish glisten in the water and it is already clear whether they are male of female
(meaning of proverb: people will know what someone is trying to do)
>>Dare because you are in the right; fear because you are in the wrong
(meaning of proverb: you should not worry, if you do the right things)
>>If it is heavy, we carry it together on our shoulders; if it is light, we carry it together in our hands
(meaning of proverb: if everybody cooperates, the job is become easy)
>>Clapping with one hand will not make a noise
(meaning of proverb:two or more individual are involved in a particular occation)
>>Let it be slow as long as it's safe; a mountain won't run if you chase it.
(meaning of proverb: sometimes it is better don't rush to complete a atask)
>>If your fishing line is only a hand span long, don't try to measure how deep the sea is
(meaning of proverb: everyone should act in accordance with their ability)
>>The lot of a coconut hust is to float; the lot of a stone is to sink
(meaning of proverb: If you are lucky, you will get or win)
As heavy as it looks, it is heavier to the shoulder that he carries the thing.
(meaning of proverb: as bad as some one's situation may seem, it is always worse for the person involved)
>>No matter how good a squirrel is jumping, sometimes it will fall
(meaning of proverb: no one is perfect,sometimes he makes a mistake)
>>Two multiply five, five multiply two
(meaning of proverb: whatever you do, it would give the same result)
>>If you lost at the end of the route, go back to the beginning of the route
(meaning of proverb: if you make a mistake or get stuck, you should start over)
>>If it rains stones in our country and rains gold in other people's countries,it is better to live in our country
(meaning of proverb: whatever reasons, it is better to live in own country)
>>The right hand shouldn't trust the left hand
(meaning of proverb: don't put too much trust in your friends)
>>Just like a dog and a cat
(meaning of proverb: two brothers cannot meet, they will fight when they meet)
>>Just like a crab, teaching its young how to walk straight
(meaning of proverb: parents advise their children to do the right thing, but they themselves don't do what they say)
>>A turtle lays thousands of eggs, nobody knows; but when a hen lays an egg, the whole village know
(meaning of proverb: some people do much things but don't show publicity; others who do small things but do much publicity)
>>Drink water while you swim
(meaning of proverb: do two or more jobs at the same time)
>>Don't try teach a duck how to swim
(meaning of proverb: don't try to teach a clever person)
>>The language you speak would tell us your race
(meaning of proverb: what you speak will show your behavioral to the persons yo speak to)
>>Like an enemy hiding under your blanket
(meaning of proverb: you enemy is with you, but sometimes you are not aware)
>>We have same black hair, but not the heart
(meaning of proverb: even though we have the same color of hair, but our heart or feeling are different)
>>When there is sugar, there are ants
(meaning of proverb: where there is prosperity in a place, outside people will come to join)
>>Friends to laugh with are many, friends to cry with are few
(meaning of proverb: you will know the sincere friends, when you are in trouble!)
>>If there is no rattan, roots will do
(meaning of proverb: if the things or tools cannot functioning, sometimes you can use other things/tools as altenative)
>>If you chop water, it won't separate
(meaning of proverb: members in a family will close to each other even though they encountered problems in the past)
>>No matter how good a squirrel is at jumping, sometimes it will fall
(meaning of proverb: how good you are in a particular subject, sometimes you make mistakes)
>>Whoever eats chilli gets burned
(meaning of proverb: people who make mistake should get the consequences)
>>Hear from right ear, out from left ear
(meaning of proverb: a person does not accept at all on your advise)
>>Like a candle, burning itself to light the people
(meaning of proverb: someone has sacrificed himself just to help others)
>>To bend a bamboo, while it's still a shoot
(meaning of proverb: If you want to teach your child, it is better to do when he is still young)
>>Lose when you buy, win when you wear
(meaning of proverb: even though the product is expensive when you buy, but it is lasting and worth to use)
>>If you speak in the daytime, look around; if you speak at night, listen carefully
(meaning of proverb: we should speak carefully at most of the times)
>>Fish glisten in the water and it is already clear whether they are male of female
(meaning of proverb: people will know what someone is trying to do)
>>Dare because you are in the right; fear because you are in the wrong
(meaning of proverb: you should not worry, if you do the right things)
>>If it is heavy, we carry it together on our shoulders; if it is light, we carry it together in our hands
(meaning of proverb: if everybody cooperates, the job is become easy)
>>Clapping with one hand will not make a noise
(meaning of proverb:two or more individual are involved in a particular occation)
>>Let it be slow as long as it's safe; a mountain won't run if you chase it.
(meaning of proverb: sometimes it is better don't rush to complete a atask)
>>If your fishing line is only a hand span long, don't try to measure how deep the sea is
(meaning of proverb: everyone should act in accordance with their ability)
>>The lot of a coconut hust is to float; the lot of a stone is to sink
(meaning of proverb: If you are lucky, you will get or win)
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