Tibetan Proverbs (13)

❖

Words are mere bubbles of water, but deeds are drops of gold.

The meek sheep should not try to imitate a furious bull.

The goal will not be reached if the right distance not be travelled.

There is no hope of fruit from a tree
which has been robbed of its flowers by the frost.

If the heart be stout, a mouse can lift an elephant.

❖

Despise your own life, and you are master of the lives of others.

Gossip is the scum of water, action is the drop of gold.

Gods, devils and men are alike in actions and thoughts.

Even the nibbling rabbit can gorge itself to death.

To get milk and eggs you must not frighten the cow and hen.

❖

There is so sin so great as killing.

Words are mere bubbles of water,
but deeds are drops of gold.

It is no use trying to tug the glacier backwards.

❖❖❖

The person who gets stuck on trivial prosperity will not attain great prosperity. ~ Tibetan Proverb [18430]

Photo by Dennis Jarvis (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

To see more Illustrated Proverbs click here.

16, POTD, Proverb of the Day,

To spread the news is to multiply it. ~ Tibetan Proverb [19085]

The turtle in the well dies after hearing stories about the ocean. ~ Tibetan Proverb [18779]

It is easy to start a family but difficult to maintain it. ~ Tibetan Proverb [17499]

If there is nothing wrong with the small sparrow’s eyes, the scene can be viewed from anywhere. ~ Tibetan Proverb [17230]

If a just approach is adopted, an egg will be able to carry a horse. ~ Tibetan Proverb [17100]

If you want to know your future, look at what you are doing in this moment. ~ Tibetan Proverb [17042]

Having one hundred friends is too few. Having even one foe is too much. ~ Tibetan Proverb [16760]

Goodness speaks in a whisper, evil shouts. ~ Tibetan Proverb [16707]

Even if the white snow mountain turns into butter there is no hope that it can be sliced with one stroke of a knife. ~ Tibetan Proverb [16416]

Eat according to the limits of your provisions; walk according to the length of your step. ~ Tibetan Proverb [16357]

Do not mistake understanding for realization, and do not mistake realization for liberation. ~ Tibetan Proverb [16202]

Do not make too many commitments as it will affect your reputation. ~ Tibetan Proverb [16200]

Any fool can say "Ah!" You need intelligence to say "Yes." ~ Tibetan Proverb [15726]

A father deserted by a wise son is like being caught in a shower without a felt. ~ Tibetan Proverb [15411]

A small power of listening is better than a big mouth. ~ Tibetan Proverb [15060]