Vietnamese proverbs

Don't set the attic on fire just because you didn't catch any mice.

Women are like raindrops: some fall on palaces, others on ricefields.

If you want to gather a lot of knowledge, act as if you are ignorant.

People live with their own idiosyncrasies and die of their own illnesses.

It's better to have lots of children than to have lots of material goods.

If you want to eat pickled herring, think about the thirst you will have.

Make the amount of sauce you use correspond to the amount of rice you have.

Eating slowly is good for the stomach; plowing deeply is good for the fields.

The buffalo that arrives late will have to drink muddy water and eat dry grass.

The buffalo that arrive late will have to drink muddy water and eat dried grass.

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