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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

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

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

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about destiny, human imperfections

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

If heaven drops you a date, it must be received with an open mouth.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

Just because men do not like the cold, Heaven will not stop the winter.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about man

Because men do not like the cold, Heaven does not cause winter to cease.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about man

Great wealth is a gift from heaven; moderate wealth results from frugality.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about wealth, gifts

Books speak to the mind, friends to the heart, heaven to the soul, all else to the ears.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about books, soul, mind, heart

The evil is dreaded by men but not heaven; the kind-hearted is cheated by mortals but not God.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about man, god

I own a cow in heaven, but I cannot drink her milk.

Proverbs and old sayings Congolese about drinking

The braying of donkeys doesn't reach heaven.

Proverbs and old sayings