Cambodian proverbs

Don't shoot people you hate; don't lend to those you love.

If you are doing wrong, make sure you don't get fat from it.

A husband should not talk of pretty girls in front of his wife.

The tiger depends on the forest; the forest depends on the tiger.

The elephant that is stuck in the mud will tear down the tree with it.

Don't let an angry man wash dishes; don't let a hungry man guard rice.

You can't claim heaven as your own if you are just going to sit under it.

Negotiate a river by following its bends, enter a country by following its customs.

If you are patient in a moment of anger, you will spare yourself one hundred days of tears.

The immature rice stalk stands erect, while the mature stalk, heavy with grain, bends over.

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