Portuguese - Brazil
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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Portuguese - Portugal
A cracked pot still carries water carefully (Portuguese seed expression 17)
A cracked pot still carries water carefully
Imperfect people or tools can still be useful.
Open idiomKinyarwanda - Rwanda
A sharp axe still needs a steady arm (Kinyarwanda seed expression 23)
A sharp axe still needs a steady arm
Skill must be guided by discipline.
Open idiomHindi - India
A promise is a debt carried by the tongue (Hindi seed expression 50)
A promise is a debt carried by the tongue
Words create responsibility.
Open idiomJavanese - Indonesia
A patient hand unties the tightest knot (Javanese seed expression 6)
A patient hand unties the tightest knot
Calm persistence solves difficult problems.
Open idiomPortuguese - Brazil
A goat tied near grain learns temptation (Portuguese seed expression 12)
A goat tied near grain learns temptation
People placed near temptation need discipline.
Open idiomPortuguese - Portugal
The market hears what the house whispers (Portuguese seed expression 18)
The market hears what the house whispers
Private actions can become public knowledge.
Open idiomKinyarwanda - Rwanda
The visitor who greets the gate enters with peace (Kinyarwanda seed expression 24)
The visitor who greets the gate enters with peace
Respectful beginnings create good relationships.
Open idiomTamil - India
The quiet river carries the deepest fish (Tamil seed expression 1)
The quiet river carries the deepest fish
Wisdom is often found in calm and careful people.
Open idiomJavanese - Indonesia
The mouth that eats alone forgets the hands that cooked (Javanese seed expression 7)
The mouth that eats alone forgets the hands that cooked
Selfishness ignores those who contributed.
Open idiomPortuguese - Brazil
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.
Open idiomPortuguese - Portugal
The hill teaches the knee humility (Portuguese seed expression 19)
The hill teaches the knee humility
Difficult journeys teach patience and respect.
Open idiomKinyarwanda - Rwanda
Smoke tells where the fire is hiding (Kinyarwanda seed expression 25)
Smoke tells where the fire is hiding
Signs reveal hidden problems.
Open idiomTamil - India
A small spark can warm the whole village (Tamil seed expression 2)
A small spark can warm the whole village
Small efforts can create great benefit when shared.
Open idiomJavanese - Indonesia
Rain does not ask one roof before it falls (Javanese seed expression 8)
Rain does not ask one roof before it falls
Trouble can affect everyone, so people should prepare together.
Open idiomPortuguese - Brazil
A child who asks the road does not sleep in the bush (Portuguese seed expression 14)
A child who asks the road does not sleep in the bush
Seeking guidance prevents avoidable trouble.
Open idiomPortuguese - Portugal
A seed does not argue with the season (Portuguese seed expression 20)
A seed does not argue with the season
Growth requires timing and patience.
Open idiomKinyarwanda - Rwanda
The moon borrows light but owns the night (Kinyarwanda seed expression 26)
The moon borrows light but owns the night
People can use help and still make their own impact.
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