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Thai Proverbs
A. Bad seven times, good seven times
B. To apply gold leaf to the back of a
Buddha image
C. Buddhist holy days do not take place
only once
D. A dog jealously guarding a fishbone
E. Don't catch fish with both hands
F. Forgore the sour for the sweet
G. Escape from the tiger; meet the crocodile
H. The tiger hiding its claws
J. Excessive greed lost windfall
K. Firing one shot and obtaining two birds
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English Proverbs
1. A dog has his day
2. You cannot eat your cake and have your
cake (it)
3. Out of frying-pan into the fire
4. Every Cloud has a silver lining
5. He that eats the hard shall eat the
ripe
6. To hide one's light under a bushel
7. To kiil two birds with one stone (bolt,
sling)
8. Like a dog in the manger
9. To kill the goose that lays the golden
eggs
10. To do good by stealth
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