Kinyarwanda - Rwanda
A wandering cow still knows the taste of home grass (Kinyarwanda seed expression 42)
A wandering cow still knows the taste of home grass
People remember where they belong.
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Setswana - Botswana
A lamp in one house can guide many feet (Setswana seed expression 48)
A lamp in one house can guide many feet
One person’s knowledge can help many others.
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One basket cannot carry the harvest alone
Large work needs cooperation.
Open idiomUkrainian - Ukraine
A borrowed calabash must return clean (Ukrainian seed expression 10)
A borrowed calabash must return clean
Borrowed things should be respected and returned well.
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The pot boils faster when the lid is trusted (Kinyarwanda seed expression 43)
The pot boils faster when the lid is trusted
Focus and confidence help work move faster.
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The mat is warmer when space is made for another (Setswana seed expression 49)
The mat is warmer when space is made for another
Hospitality and inclusion strengthen community.
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The bird that rises early finds the clean branch
Early preparation brings better opportunity.
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The tree that gives shade is remembered in dry season (Ukrainian seed expression 11)
The tree that gives shade is remembered in dry season
Good deeds are valued most during hardship.
Open idiomKinyarwanda - Rwanda
A single bead does not make a necklace (Kinyarwanda seed expression 44)
A single bead does not make a necklace
One contribution matters, but completion needs many parts.
Open idiomSetswana - Botswana
A promise is a debt carried by the tongue (Setswana seed expression 50)
A promise is a debt carried by the tongue
Words create responsibility.
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A patient hand unties the tightest knot
Calm persistence solves difficult problems.
Open idiomUkrainian - Ukraine
A goat tied near grain learns temptation (Ukrainian seed expression 12)
A goat tied near grain learns temptation
People placed near temptation need discipline.
Open idiomKinyarwanda - Rwanda
The field rewards the hand, not the wish (Kinyarwanda seed expression 45)
The field rewards the hand, not the wish
Results follow action, not desire alone.
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The quiet river carries the deepest fish (Wolof seed expression 1)
The quiet river carries the deepest fish
Wisdom is often found in calm and careful people.
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The mouth that eats alone forgets the hands that cooked
Selfishness ignores those who contributed.
Open idiomUkrainian - Ukraine
The cooking pot knows the fire better than the spoon (Ukrainian seed expression 13)
The cooking pot knows the fire better than the spoon
Those closest to a problem understand it best.
Open idiomKinyarwanda - Rwanda
A quiet apology repairs a noisy mistake (Kinyarwanda seed expression 46)
A quiet apology repairs a noisy mistake
Humility can heal damage caused by error.
Open idiomWolof - Senegal
A small spark can warm the whole village (Wolof seed expression 2)
A small spark can warm the whole village
Small efforts can create great benefit when shared.
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