71 Burmese Proverbs
1. 
1 day 1 yard. Bagan won't move.
2. 
A diligent person will soon prosper.
3. 
A genuine ruby wont sink and disappear in mud.
4. 
A good character is real beauty that never fades.
5. 
A hero only appears once the tiger is dead.
6. 
A ship-load of fish gets spoiled, because of 1 spoiled fish.
7. 
A stitch in time saves nine.
8. 
A stupid act entails doing the work twice over.
9. 
Alertness and courage are life's shield.
10. 
An unmarried�woman is not honored, even if she has 10 brothers.
11. 
Anyone can�fancy his bed as a palace.
12. 
Be deligent when there's time.
13. 
Before the bending arm straighten, or before the�straighten arm bends.
14. 
Beware of a man's shadow and a bee's sting.
15. 
Bone in chicken, relatives in man.
16. 
Calling out for mother, only when you stumble.
17. 
Collect the water while it rains.
18. 
Do use a needle in time, or you might need an axe later.
19. 
Don't be a sling bag.
20. 
Don't use up your arrows before you go to battle.
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