52 Myanmaran Proverbs / Page 2
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Old oxen like soft grass.22.
Once the cattle have been split up, then the tiger strikes.23.
Only tall things cast shadows.24.
Only the sufferers know how their bellies ache.25.
Only when a new government comes to power do you learn to appreciate the values of the old one.26.
Spread the word of a Psalm and it becomes a popular song.27.
Sugarcane is always sweet people only sometimes so.28.
The anger of the prudent never shows.29.
The blind person is not afraid of ghosts.30.
The dead know the price of wood.31.
The hero appears only when the tiger is dead.32.
The learned are apt to be taciturn.33.
The least and weakest man can do some hurt.34.
The least boy always carries the biggest fiddle.35.
The life of a guest is seven days.36.
The monkey never complains that he has no comb.37.
The more you know, the luckier you get.38.
The strings of the harp must be not too tight, and not too slack.39.
The strongest ox is only as strong as the old ox with a broken leg.40.
The talkers aren't strong; the strong don't talk.