10 Famous Laotian Proverbs

Famous Proverbs / Laotian Proverbs

1. Happiness flies away from those who want it most.
2. If you like things easy, you'll have difficulties; if you like problems, you'll succeed.
3. If you like to have things easy, you'll have difficulties; if you like problems, you will succeed.
4. If you must be a servant, serve the rich; if you must be a dog, let it be a temple dog.
5. Listen with one ear; be suspicious with the other.
6. Live with vultures, and become a vulture; live with crows, and become a crow.
7. Live with vultures, become a vulture; live with crows, become a crow.
8. One piece of wood will not make a fire.
9. The voice of a poor man does not carry very far.
10. When you've heard it you must see it; when you've seen it make a judgement with your heart.