Tibetan Proverbs
Sayings of Tibetan origin To spread the news is to multiply it. One good punch on your enemy's nose, gives more pleasure than hearing well-meaning advice from your elders. Cling not to experiences for ever-changing are they. Excellent Goodness speaks in a whisper, evil shouts. A lie is like a jump from a high roof. Men will always lose the battle against cholera and bureaucracy. Words are mere bubbles of water; deeds are drops of gold. Each lama has his own teaching. Cold hearts can find warm words. Water in the mouth before eating; water in the eyes when the bill comes. Learn to stand up where one falls. When a king is about to lose his power his orders burn more intensely than fire. To set fire to the wood, you need the help of the wind. Beat a Chinese long enough and he will talk Tibetan. Daughters are no better than crows. Having drunk the country's water, one should obey the country's laws. The highest art is the art of living an ordin...