129 Vietnamese Proverbs / Page 5
81.
No sweet without sweat.82.
Old foxes want no tutor.83.
One good turn deserves another.84.
One often gets what one disdains.85.
One scabby sheep is enough to spoil the whole flock.86.
People live with their own idiosyncrasies and die of their own illnesses.87.
People say that time goes by; time says that the people go by.88.
Receive a plum, return a peach.89.
Scratch my back; I'll scratch yours.90.
So many men, so many minds.91.
Strong wood is worth more than painted wood.92.
Sun is for cucumbers, rain for rice.93.
Tell me where it itches if you want me to scratch you.94.
The army is the poison and the people are the water in which the poison is mixed.95.
The bird that escapes from its cage never wants to come back.96.
The boat follows the helm, the woman follows her husband.97.
The buffalo that arrive late will have to drink muddy water and eat dried grass.98.
The buffalo that arrives late will have to drink muddy water and eat dry grass.99.
The chained buffalo doesn't enjoy grazing.100.
The crane was killed by the fishhook.