2006-08-20 04:37:19 · 10 answers · asked by jojo 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
Virginity like fragile bubble, one poke, all gone.
2006-08-20 17:00:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Proverbs are short sayings containing some form of wisdom that is in current and constant use among people. The ways in which proverbs vary from people to people demonstrates the differences between different cultures – although it is at least as common for proverbs to show how very similar people really are. A selection of proverbs from Southeast Asia demonstrates both of these factors. The Malay proverb "Give him your foot and he will demand your thigh" is very similar to the British proverb "Give him an inch and he will take a mile." However, the diligent study demanded of all children in Asia is not mirrored in the west. It is expressed in Malay as: "Scholars are like grain; ignorant boys are like weeds." Another proverb demonstrates a sentiment now largely considered old-fashioned in the west: "When the wife commands the ship is rudderless."
Proverbs from Vietnam reflect more of the Confucianist tradition rather than the Buddhist and Islamic ways of thinking of the rest of the region. Examples of this include "Stay master of yourself, never be a slave of your passion" and also "Sincerity and innocence will in the end triumph." Others capture simple but powerful truths that are true around the world: "Girls, do not cry. There will be plenty to cry about when you're old." Some proverbs seem clearly to be designed for the education of the young into the required paths: "Enjoy the fruit and remember the old man who planted the tree" and also "Children's virtues result from their mother's behaviour." However, there is also some advice for those who would enjoy the sweeter pleasures of life: "Roses need dew, girls need love" and "Like the girl? Woo her mother."
2006-08-20 05:24:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do...
¨There's a door through which good luck enters, but you have the key.¨
Japanese proverb
2006-08-20 04:43:57 · answer #3 · answered by xtorbo 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Once Bitten by a snake, one is scared all his life at the
mere sight of a rope.
2006-08-22 20:45:59 · answer #4 · answered by Bobbie M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you work with a mandarin (king's counsel yesterday, today government employee) you sleep with a tiger.
2006-08-20 05:56:54 · answer #5 · answered by Alysen C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Confucious say: Man who walk through turnstyle sideways going to bangkok.
Confucious say: Man who stand on toilet high on pot.
2006-08-22 03:12:47 · answer #6 · answered by brainzrgood4u 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What to do with the grass if the horse is dead?
2006-08-20 07:44:17 · answer #7 · answered by jepoidavid 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
confucius said "ji sho bu yu, wu shi yu ren"
meaning, do not do upon others things you do not wish for yourself.
2006-08-20 04:58:01 · answer #8 · answered by ash 7 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
man who ask dumb question puts foot in mouth :)
2006-08-20 06:30:06 · answer #9 · answered by crsstar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"It is time to start all things anew"
2006-08-22 03:51:28 · answer #10 · answered by Ana 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋