Tagalog - Philippines
A lamp in one house can guide many feet (Tagalog 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 - Brazil
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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A borrowed calabash must return clean (Portuguese seed expression 10)
A borrowed calabash must return clean
Borrowed things should be respected and returned well.
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Two eyes see more than one (Kinyarwanda seed expression 16)
Two eyes see more than one
Shared observation improves judgment.
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The pot boils faster when the lid is trusted (Hindi 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 (Tagalog 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 (Portuguese seed expression 5)
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 (Portuguese seed expression 11)
The tree that gives shade is remembered in dry season
Good deeds are valued most during hardship.
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A cracked pot still carries water carefully (Kinyarwanda seed expression 17)
A cracked pot still carries water carefully
Imperfect people or tools can still be useful.
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A single bead does not make a necklace (Hindi seed expression 44)
A single bead does not make a necklace
One contribution matters, but completion needs many parts.
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A promise is a debt carried by the tongue (Tagalog seed expression 50)
A promise is a debt carried by the tongue
Words create responsibility.
Open idiomPortuguese - Brazil
A patient hand unties the tightest knot (Portuguese seed expression 6)
A patient hand unties the tightest knot
Calm persistence solves difficult problems.
Open idiomPortuguese - Portugal
A goat tied near grain learns temptation (Portuguese seed expression 12)
A goat tied near grain learns temptation
People placed near temptation need discipline.
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The market hears what the house whispers (Kinyarwanda seed expression 18)
The market hears what the house whispers
Private actions can become public knowledge.
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The field rewards the hand, not the wish (Hindi 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 (Javanese seed expression 1)
The quiet river carries the deepest fish
Wisdom is often found in calm and careful people.
Open idiomPortuguese - Brazil
The mouth that eats alone forgets the hands that cooked (Portuguese seed expression 7)
The mouth that eats alone forgets the hands that cooked
Selfishness ignores those who contributed.
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The cooking pot knows the fire better than the spoon (Portuguese seed expression 13)
The cooking pot knows the fire better than the spoon
Those closest to a problem understand it best.
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