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Gain experience and wisdom through travel
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Gain experience and wisdom through travel
To act against the norm or tradition
People come and go quickly and in large numbers
To walk slowly and painfully
Act quickly and sit calmly
To go smoothly and effortlessly
To do something smoothly and continuously
to go casually without a specific purpose
Lie to someone and they will lie back to you
Vietnamese proverb; English definition pending editorial review.
Deceive or lie to both parties in a relationship
Adapt to local customs when in a different place
To go somewhere and be treated poorly
Traveling to a place and adopting its bad habits
Experience many ups and downs in life
Each place has its own unique charm
Show respect and humility
Stay calm in unexpected situations
Pretend to be refined in public but behave coarsely at home
Pretend to be elegant in public but be crude at home
Followers or those who come after often criticize or blame the predecessors
To follow others and reap the benefits
Start early and finish late
To work hard from dawn till dusk
To start early but finish late
To work hard from dawn till dusk
to go slowly and return quickly
To be torn between two desires
Something is only useful when it is not needed
To be in a difficult or precarious situation
Reporting what happened accurately
Report in person and send written updates later
Report what happened when returning
Some places are notorious for their dangers
Act before thinking, then deal with consequences
Those who start early have an advantage over latecomers
Those who act prematurely will face consequences
Those who start early get the benefits first
To die before completing one's Buddhist monk training
Prepare for the consequences of your actions
Prepare for consequences before taking action
Respect and learn from experienced mentors
Prioritize community relationships over personal ones
Compromise one's dignity to achieve a goal
Adapt to the environment you are in
Adapt to the environment and circumstances
Be cunning with the wicked and compassionate with the kind
Adapt to the environment and circumstances
Exaggerate or boast about experiences when returning home
People often exaggerate or brag about their experiences when they return home
Return with a sense of pride and accomplishment
Do things at the right time and place
To act or speak in a way that is opposite to what one initially intended or promised
To go somewhere and do something inappropriate or out of place
Using stolen or dishonestly obtained resources for a noble or charitable purpose
Encountering problems at the beginning is better than at the end
Leave a comfortable and secure life
Be humble and learn from others
to abandon one's family or roots
Spendthrifts will eventually run out of resources