The following proverbs and sayings were composed in book form by the Mizo Pioneering missionaries - Pu Buanga (Rev. J.H Lorrain) and Sap Upa ( Rev. F.W Savidge) :- Mizo : Rih artui phur i ang e. English : You are like one carrying the eggs of the rih fowl (spoken to one walking slowly). Mizo : Nun chhiat leh suak sual a sim theih, hmel chhiat a siam that theih loh English : Bad habits and faults may be abandoned, but an ugly face cannot be made good. Mizo : Tawng khawlo ni suh se la. English : If it is not presumptuous to say so. Mizo : Sar pawh zam mahsela ka pal chat ang e English : Even though the sar in visible I will break through (i.e nothing shall prevent me). Mizo : Thing pawh a kung a that leh a rah a tha, a kung a that loh leh, a rah a tha lo vang English : If the tree is good its fruit is good, if the tree is bad its fruit is bad. Mizo : Kawi pawh, a kawm a that leh a rah a tha, a kawm a that loh leh a rah a tha lo. English : If the pod of a kawi bean is good,i...