Proverbs from allThai speaking parts of the world.

• Transliteration:Kra-tie' mai jhun.
• A rabbit aims for the moon.
• English equivalent: Don't stretch your arms more than your sleeves can reach.
• Meaning: Don't aim at the impossibilities; get grounded.
• Winitchaikun (1987). Rattanakōsin. Bamrung Sān. 

• Transliteration:Gan wy dtee gwaa gae.
• Preventive measure is better than curative measure.
• English equivalent: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
• Dāo tǣm din. Suwīriyāsān. 1994. p. 553. 

• Transliteration:Kwam lub mai mee nai loke.
• There are no secrets in theworld.
• English equivalent: There is nothing hidden that will not become public.
• "There are nosecrets except the secrets that keep themselves."
• George Bernard Shaw,Back to Methuselah (1921)
• Thō̜ranin (2009). 12 ไม้เด็ดสูตรสําเร็จข้าราชการ. Inspire. p. 88. 

• Transliteration:Na na jit tung.
• All sorts of mind.
• English equivalent: There is no accounting for taste.
• "The true barbarian is he who thinks every thing barbarous but his owntastes andprejudices."
• William Hazlitt, inCharacteristics, in the manner of Rochefoucauld's Maxims (1823)
• ทําอย่างไรจะปราศจากโรคและชะลอความชรา. นานมีบุคส์พับลิเคชั่น. 2007. p. 38. 

• Transliteration:Nam khun hai reeb tak
• When water rises, it is best to scoop it up.
• Meaning: When there is an oppertunity for something, it is best to take it.

• Transliteration:Pheuuan gin haa ngaay pheuuan dtaay haa yaak.
• Friends for a meal are easy to find,friends until end oflife are difficult to find.
• Meaning: It is easy to find good-weather friends in good times but hard to find real friends who stand by you in all situations oflife.
• English equivalent: Rememberman and keep in mind: A faithful friend is hard to find.
• พลอยแกมเพชร. Bō̜risat Sīsārā. 2009. p. 98. 

• Transliteration:Saneh bplaay jawak phuaa rak john dtaay.
• A husband loves the charm of the ladles tip until dying.
• English equivaleny: The way to a man'sheart is through his stomach.
• Meaning: When a wife cooks well the husband willlove her until the end oflife.
• Wētchāchīwa (1991). ʻAnusō̜n ngān phrarātchathān phlœ̄ng sop Nāi SērīWētchāchīwa, Mō̜. Pō̜. Chō̜., Mō̜. Wō̜. Mō̜. na mēn nāphlapphlāʻItsariyāphō̜n, Wat Thēpsirintharāwāt, wan thī20 Mokkarākhom Phō̜. Sō̜. 2534. Wētchāchīwa Family. p. 58. 

• English equivalent: Set a beggar on horseback and he'll ride it to the devil.
• Wičhitmāttrā (1995). สํานวนไทย. p. 6.ISBN 978-974-8324-03-6. 

• Transliteration:Ling yang tok ton mai.
• Even monkeys can fall off trees.
• Meaning: Anyone can fail.
• English equivalent: It is a good horse that never stumbles.
• Wičhitmāttrā (1995). สํานวนไทย. p. 578.ISBN 978-974-8324-03-6. 

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