Khmer sayings and proverbs

Experience is the mother of wisdom

Obedience is the mother of success - Failure is a pillar of success

Trust is the mother of deceit - Distrust is the mother of security

Speaking without thinking is like shooting without aiming

Think today and speak tomorrow

A bambou shoots grows up to be bambou

Empty vessel make much noise

The rain falls of every roof

A new spring can bring the new flowers, but beauty faded never brings another.

If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.

New broom sweeps clean

Time and tide wait for no man

Don't count your chickens before they are hatched

Dead men tell no tales

Love will creep where water cannot pass - Misery loves company

He who has never tasted bitter, knows not what is sweet