Teav is Homesick

Just then the group of elderly court ladies

Came together cordially and sincerely,

And pleaded with her immediately to change

All her old clothes for new.

Refusing to do as they said, she wept constantly

In the bedroom, refraining from food.

The elderly ladies asked what was the matter.

She said she was sad without her mother.

Teav-Ek (1950) by Nou Kan

Be the Perfect Lady

Don’t curse. Lovely girls do not have foul mouths.

My Grandmother

Cambodia 1904?-May 1975

A Better Literature

If the letters disappear, the nation dies; if the letters are brilliance,

the nation is excellence.

Khmer Proverb

Know Your Strengths

Knowledge is your nourishment; wits are your weapon.

Khmer Proverb

Only You Can Help Yourself

It takes a spider to mend its own web.

Khmer Adage

Change Is A Constant

Just like the sun that never stays in the east, power, reputation and wealth come and go.

Khmer Proverb

Too Clever By Half

Wisdom rides your own neck.

Khmer Adage