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Seek fish on a tree.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

All rotten fish taste the same.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

Pass off a fish eye for a pearl.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

Don't climb a tree to catch a fish.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

Looking for fish? Don't climb a tree.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

All cats love fish but fear to wet their paws.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about fear, love

The fish you cannot catch is always a big one.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

Fuel is not sold in a forest, nor fish on a lake.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

There is a time to fish and a time to dry the nets.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about time

Go home and make a net if you desire to get fishes.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about home

Forget the fishing gear as soon as the fish is caught.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

Seeking fish? Don't dive in the pond; go home and get a net.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about home

Govern a family as you would cook a small fish--very gently.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about family

He who sees heaven in the water sees the fishes in the trees.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about water

There are people that fish and those who just disturb the water.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about people, water

To climb a tree to catch a fish is talking much and doing nothing.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about talking, nothing

Don't stand by the water and long for fish; go home and weave a net.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about home, water

Weaving a net is better than praying for fish at the edge of the water.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about water

The company of the wicked is like living in a fish market; one becomes used to the foul odor.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about companies

No matter how hard you throw a dead fish in the water, it still won't swim.

Proverbs and old sayings Congolese about water