23 Sayings of Cambodian Origin

1. "People give, but don't be in a hurry to take." (Cambodian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

2. "Negotiate a river by following its bends, enter a country by following its customs." (Cambodian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

3. "The tiger depends on the forest; the forest depends on the tiger." (Cambodian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

4. "For news of the heart ask the face." (Cambodian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

5. "If you are doing wrong, make sure you don't get fat from it." (Cambodian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

6. "If you know a lot, know enough to make them respect you, if you are stupid, be stupid enough so they can pity you." (Cambodian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

7. "Don't take rich people as examples." (Cambodian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

8. "If you are patient in a moment of anger, you will spare yourself one hundred days of tears." (Cambodian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

9. "Don't shoot people you hate; don't lend to those you love." (Cambodian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

10. "A husband should not talk of pretty girls in front of his wife." (Cambodian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

11. "Don't shoot people you hate; don't lend to those you love." (Cambodian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

12. "Don't let an angry man wash dishes; don't let a hungry man guard rice." (Cambodian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

13. "The immature rice stalk stands erect, while the mature stalk, heavy with grain, bends over." (Cambodian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

14. "Don't let women who attract attention walk behind you." (Cambodian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

15. "The boat sails by, the shore remains." (Cambodian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

16. "The elephant that is stuck in the mud will tear down the tree with it." (Cambodian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

17. "Active hands, full bellies." (Cambodian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

18. "Don't take the straight path or the winding path. Take the path your ancestors have taken." (Cambodian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

19. "Cultivate a heart of love that knows no danger." (Cambodian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

20. "Stealing may bring profit, but hanging costs far more." (Cambodian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

21. "You can't claim heaven as your own if you are just going to sit under it." (Cambodian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

22. "You don't have to cut a tree down to get at the fruit." (Cambodian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

23. "With water make rivers, with rice make armies." (Cambodian Sayings) Click to tweet