Maori - New Zealand
The tree that gives shade is remembered in dry season (Maori seed expression 11)
The tree that gives shade is remembered in dry season
Good deeds are valued most during hardship.
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Emakhuwa - Mozambique
A promise is a debt carried by the tongue (Emakhuwa seed expression 50)
A promise is a debt carried by the tongue
Words create responsibility.
Open idiomKimbundu - Angola
A patient hand unties the tightest knot (Kimbundu seed expression 6)
A patient hand unties the tightest knot
Calm persistence solves difficult problems.
Open idiomMaori - New Zealand
A goat tied near grain learns temptation (Maori seed expression 12)
A goat tied near grain learns temptation
People placed near temptation need discipline.
Open idiomOshiwambo - Namibia
The quiet river carries the deepest fish (Oshiwambo seed expression 1)
The quiet river carries the deepest fish
Wisdom is often found in calm and careful people.
Open idiomKimbundu - Angola
The mouth that eats alone forgets the hands that cooked (Kimbundu seed expression 7)
The mouth that eats alone forgets the hands that cooked
Selfishness ignores those who contributed.
Open idiomMaori - New Zealand
The cooking pot knows the fire better than the spoon (Maori seed expression 13)
The cooking pot knows the fire better than the spoon
Those closest to a problem understand it best.
Open idiomOshiwambo - Namibia
A small spark can warm the whole village (Oshiwambo seed expression 2)
A small spark can warm the whole village
Small efforts can create great benefit when shared.
Open idiomKimbundu - Angola
Rain does not ask one roof before it falls (Kimbundu seed expression 8)
Rain does not ask one roof before it falls
Trouble can affect everyone, so people should prepare together.
Open idiomMaori - New Zealand
A child who asks the road does not sleep in the bush (Maori seed expression 14)
A child who asks the road does not sleep in the bush
Seeking guidance prevents avoidable trouble.
Open idiomOshiwambo - Namibia
The path remembers every footstep (Oshiwambo seed expression 3)
The path remembers every footstep
Actions leave a record even when people forget.
Open idiomKimbundu - Angola
The drum sounds louder when many hands answer (Kimbundu seed expression 9)
The drum sounds louder when many hands answer
Unity amplifies strength and influence.
Open idiomMaori - New Zealand
The sun that delays still reaches the field (Maori seed expression 15)
The sun that delays still reaches the field
Progress can still happen even after a slow start.
Open idiomOshiwambo - Namibia
One basket cannot carry the harvest alone (Oshiwambo seed expression 4)
One basket cannot carry the harvest alone
Large work needs cooperation.
Open idiomKimbundu - Angola
A borrowed calabash must return clean (Kimbundu seed expression 10)
A borrowed calabash must return clean
Borrowed things should be respected and returned well.
Open idiomMaori - New Zealand
Two eyes see more than one (Maori seed expression 16)
Two eyes see more than one
Shared observation improves judgment.
Open idiomOshiwambo - Namibia
The bird that rises early finds the clean branch (Oshiwambo seed expression 5)
The bird that rises early finds the clean branch
Early preparation brings better opportunity.
Open idiomKimbundu - Angola
The tree that gives shade is remembered in dry season (Kimbundu seed expression 11)
The tree that gives shade is remembered in dry season
Good deeds are valued most during hardship.
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