129 Vietnamese Proverbs / Page 6
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The dog will always attack the one with torn trousers.102.
The fat buffalo will attract the lean buffalo.103.
The higher you climb, the heavier you fall.104.
The human tongue is more poisonous than a bee's sting.105.
The leopard cannot change its spots.106.
The mouth prays to Buddha, but the heart is full of evil.107.
The rich become deaf and the mighty blind.108.
The rich worry over their money, the poor over their bread.109.
There is no ivory in the mouth of a dog.110.
There is one fish in the pond, and ten anglers on the bank.111.
Think today and speak tomorrow.112.
Tit for tat.113.
To carry coals to Newcastle.114.
To fish in troubled waters.115.
Venture all; see what fate brings.116.
Victory makes you into an emperor, defeat into a rebel.117.
What is good for the buffalo is good for the cow.118.
When eating the fruit, think of the person who planted the tree.119.
When husband and wife live in harmony, they can dry up the ocean without a bucket.120.
When the cat's away the mouse sits on its throne.