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Man has a thousand plans, heaven but one.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about man

The man is heaven and earth in miniature.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about earth, man

You can't load a small boat with heavy cargo.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

The door to virtue is heavy and hard to open.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about virtue

Men see only the present; heaven sees the future.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about present, future, man

If heaven above lets fall a plum, open your mouth.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about fall

Mankind scorns a virtuous man, but heaven does not.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about man

If heaven made him, earth can find some use for him.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about use, earth

If you are not so strong, don't carry heavy burdens.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

Easy to believe in heaven's law, but so hard to keep.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about law

For each man produced by heaven, earth provides a grave.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about earth, man

The winds of heaven change suddenly; so do human fortunes.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about human imperfections, change

Wheat stalks heavy with grain learn how to bow their heads.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about heads

The winds of the heavens shift suddenly; so does human fate.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about destiny, human imperfections

The gift itself can be light while carrying a heavy message.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about gifts, light

Man cannot stir one inch without the push of heaven's finger.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about man

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

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about water

Empty the clear path to heaven, crowded the dark road to hell.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about dark, hell

Great blessings come from heaven; small blessings come from man.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about man

The net of heaven is large and wide, but it lets nothing through.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about nothing