The Siamese who handed down proverbs
villagers · Siam · before the 19th century
Proverbs passed down among the people of Siam (today's Thailand). The makers are unknown. The British envoy John Bowring printed them in English in the book he wrote after his visit to Siam (1857), and George B. Bacon's book reprinted them.
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before the 19th century · A proverb.
When you go into a wood, do not forget your wood-knife.A proverb from John Bowring, The Kingdom and People of Siam (1857), as reprinted in George B. Bacon, Siam, the Land of the White Elephant · in place of the original: the English translation by John Bowring (1857)
before the 19th century · A proverb. "Doctor" here is probably the old sense of a learned man rather than a physician.
An elephant though he has four legs may slip; and a doctor is not always right.A proverb from John Bowring, The Kingdom and People of Siam (1857), as reprinted in George B. Bacon, Siam, the Land of the White Elephant · in place of the original: the English translation by John Bowring (1857)
before the 19th century · A proverb.
Go up by land, you meet a tiger; go down by water, you meet a crocodile.A proverb from John Bowring, The Kingdom and People of Siam (1857), as reprinted in George B. Bacon, Siam, the Land of the White Elephant · in place of the original: the English translation by John Bowring (1857)
before the 19th century · A proverb.
If a dog bite you, do not bite him again.A proverb from John Bowring, The Kingdom and People of Siam (1857), as reprinted in George B. Bacon, Siam, the Land of the White Elephant · in place of the original: the English translation by John Bowring (1857)
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