111 Indonesian Proverbs / Page 2
21. Beautiful day, a gift for the traveller.
22. Before you let your voice be heard, first lick your lips.
23. Better something than nothing.
24. Beware, the enemy lies under your blanket.
25. Blaming the wrong reason. Looking for a scapegoat.
26. Blaming the wrong reason/cause or creating a scapegoat.
27. Calm water does not mean there are no crocodiles.
28. Changing priorities.
29. Collaboration, sharing of burden irrespective of the weight.
30. Death is the bride of life.
31. Describe, usually with regret, something that has already happenned and is irreversible.
32. Different background means different thinking.
33. Different culture means different custom.
34. Different fields, different grasshoppers; different seas, different fish.
35. Different men have different opinions -- some prefer apples, some onions.
36. Different people have different personality.
37. Diligence is the beginning of brilliance.
38. Do multiple tasks at one go.
39. Do two things at one go.
40. Does not mix well together.