10 Laotian Proverbs
1. 
Happiness flies away from those who want it most.
2. 
If you like things easy, you'll have difficulties; if you like problems, you'll succeed.
3. 
If you like to have things easy, you'll have difficulties; if you like problems, you will succeed.
4. 
If you must be a servant, serve the rich; if you must be a dog, let it be a temple dog.
5. 
Listen with one ear; be suspicious with the other.
6. 
Live with vultures, and become a vulture; live with crows, and become a crow.
7. 
Live with vultures, become a vulture; live with crows, become a crow.
8. 
One piece of wood will not make a fire.
9. 
The voice of a poor man does not carry very far.
10. 
When you've heard it you must see it; when you've seen it make a judgement with your heart.