129 Vietnamese Proverbs / Page 2
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Better a lean peace than a fat victory.22.
Better a wise man's servant than an idiot's master.23.
Better to die than to live on with a bad reputation.24.
Between two stools, you fall to the ground.25.
Brothers and sisters are as close as hands and feet.26.
Catch the bear before you sell his skin.27.
Comfort is better than pride.28.
Do not halloo till you are out of the wood.29.
Don't set the attic on fire just because you didn't catch any mice.30.
Don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.31.
Eating slowly is good for the stomach; plowing deeply is good for the fields.32.
Elephants are killed for their ivory, birds for their feathers.33.
Enter alcohol, exit words.34.
Even if a mountain is high, there is always a way to reach the top -- and although the way might be full of danger, there is always a way for someone to get through it.35.
Every dog is a lion at home.36.
Everybody's business is nobody's business.37.
Familiarity breeds contempt.38.
Fine feathers make fine birds.39.
Fine words butter no parsnips.40.
Fire is a good servant but a bad master.