Tagalog - Philippines
A goat tied near grain learns temptation (Tagalog seed expression 12)
A goat tied near grain learns temptation
People placed near temptation need discipline.
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Quechua - Peru
The market hears what the house whispers (Quechua seed expression 18)
The market hears what the house whispers
Private actions can become public knowledge.
Open idiomSpanish - Spain
The visitor who greets the gate enters with peace (Spanish seed expression 24)
The visitor who greets the gate enters with peace
Respectful beginnings create good relationships.
Open idiomArabic - United Arab Emirates
A stone in the shoe teaches every step (Arabic seed expression 30)
A stone in the shoe teaches every step
Small problems can disturb big journeys.
Open idiomHindi - India
The mouth that eats alone forgets the hands that cooked (Hindi seed expression 7)
The mouth that eats alone forgets the hands that cooked
Selfishness ignores those who contributed.
Open idiomTagalog - Philippines
The cooking pot knows the fire better than the spoon (Tagalog seed expression 13)
The cooking pot knows the fire better than the spoon
Those closest to a problem understand it best.
Open idiomQuechua - Peru
The hill teaches the knee humility (Quechua seed expression 19)
The hill teaches the knee humility
Difficult journeys teach patience and respect.
Open idiomSpanish - Spain
Smoke tells where the fire is hiding (Spanish seed expression 25)
Smoke tells where the fire is hiding
Signs reveal hidden problems.
Open idiomArabic - United Arab Emirates
The elder tree bends before it breaks (Arabic seed expression 31)
The elder tree bends before it breaks
Flexibility prevents destruction.
Open idiomHindi - India
Rain does not ask one roof before it falls (Hindi seed expression 8)
Rain does not ask one roof before it falls
Trouble can affect everyone, so people should prepare together.
Open idiomTagalog - Philippines
A child who asks the road does not sleep in the bush (Tagalog seed expression 14)
A child who asks the road does not sleep in the bush
Seeking guidance prevents avoidable trouble.
Open idiomQuechua - Peru
A seed does not argue with the season (Quechua seed expression 20)
A seed does not argue with the season
Growth requires timing and patience.
Open idiomSpanish - Spain
The moon borrows light but owns the night (Spanish seed expression 26)
The moon borrows light but owns the night
People can use help and still make their own impact.
Open idiomArabic - United Arab Emirates
A well shared never dries in one mouth (Arabic seed expression 32)
A well shared never dries in one mouth
Shared resources last when managed fairly.
Open idiomHindi - India
The drum sounds louder when many hands answer (Hindi seed expression 9)
The drum sounds louder when many hands answer
Unity amplifies strength and influence.
Open idiomTagalog - Philippines
The sun that delays still reaches the field (Tagalog seed expression 15)
The sun that delays still reaches the field
Progress can still happen even after a slow start.
Open idiomQuechua - Peru
The canoe moves when both paddles agree (Quechua seed expression 21)
The canoe moves when both paddles agree
Partnership requires alignment.
Open idiomSpanish - Spain
A bridge is built before the flood (Spanish seed expression 27)
A bridge is built before the flood
Prepare before crisis arrives.
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