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Hindi - India

The song is sweeter when the chorus joins (Hindi seed expression 35)

The song is sweeter when the chorus joins

Shared effort improves success and joy.

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Tagalog - Philippines

The fence is strongest where neighbours agree (Tagalog seed expression 41)

The fence is strongest where neighbours agree

Community safety depends on cooperation.

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Quechua - Peru

The river that forgets its source loses its song (Quechua seed expression 47)

The river that forgets its source loses its song

People should remember their origin and values.

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Portuguese - Portugal

The path remembers every footstep (Portuguese seed expression 3)

The path remembers every footstep

Actions leave a record even when people forget.

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Kinyarwanda - Rwanda

The drum sounds louder when many hands answer (Kinyarwanda seed expression 9)

The drum sounds louder when many hands answer

Unity amplifies strength and influence.

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Hindi - India

A basket woven in haste drops the maize (Hindi seed expression 36)

A basket woven in haste drops the maize

Rushed work often fails.

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Tagalog - Philippines

A wandering cow still knows the taste of home grass (Tagalog seed expression 42)

A wandering cow still knows the taste of home grass

People remember where they belong.

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Quechua - Peru

A lamp in one house can guide many feet (Quechua seed expression 48)

A lamp in one house can guide many feet

One person’s knowledge can help many others.

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Portuguese - Portugal

One basket cannot carry the harvest alone (Portuguese seed expression 4)

One basket cannot carry the harvest alone

Large work needs cooperation.

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Kinyarwanda - Rwanda

A borrowed calabash must return clean (Kinyarwanda seed expression 10)

A borrowed calabash must return clean

Borrowed things should be respected and returned well.

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Hindi - India

The cloud that gathers quietly may bring the strongest rain (Hindi seed expression 37)

The cloud that gathers quietly may bring the strongest rain

Quiet preparation can produce powerful results.

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Tagalog - Philippines

The pot boils faster when the lid is trusted (Tagalog seed expression 43)

The pot boils faster when the lid is trusted

Focus and confidence help work move faster.

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Quechua - Peru

The mat is warmer when space is made for another (Quechua seed expression 49)

The mat is warmer when space is made for another

Hospitality and inclusion strengthen community.

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Portuguese - Portugal

The bird that rises early finds the clean branch (Portuguese seed expression 5)

The bird that rises early finds the clean branch

Early preparation brings better opportunity.

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Kinyarwanda - Rwanda

The tree that gives shade is remembered in dry season (Kinyarwanda seed expression 11)

The tree that gives shade is remembered in dry season

Good deeds are valued most during hardship.

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Hindi - India

A door closed gently can open again (Hindi seed expression 38)

A door closed gently can open again

Handle conflict with care to preserve future options.

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Tagalog - Philippines

A single bead does not make a necklace (Tagalog seed expression 44)

A single bead does not make a necklace

One contribution matters, but completion needs many parts.

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Quechua - Peru

A promise is a debt carried by the tongue (Quechua seed expression 50)

A promise is a debt carried by the tongue

Words create responsibility.

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