French - France
A cracked pot still carries water carefully (French seed expression 17)
A cracked pot still carries water carefully
Imperfect people or tools can still be useful.
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Turkish - Turkey
A sharp axe still needs a steady arm (Turkish seed expression 23)
A sharp axe still needs a steady arm
Skill must be guided by discipline.
Open idiomLuo - Kenya
A promise is a debt carried by the tongue (Luo seed expression 50)
A promise is a debt carried by the tongue
Words create responsibility.
Open idiomMandarin - China
A patient hand unties the tightest knot (Mandarin seed expression 6)
A patient hand unties the tightest knot
Calm persistence solves difficult problems.
Open idiomThai - Thailand
A goat tied near grain learns temptation (Thai seed expression 12)
A goat tied near grain learns temptation
People placed near temptation need discipline.
Open idiomFrench - France
The market hears what the house whispers (French seed expression 18)
The market hears what the house whispers
Private actions can become public knowledge.
Open idiomTurkish - Turkey
The visitor who greets the gate enters with peace (Turkish seed expression 24)
The visitor who greets the gate enters with peace
Respectful beginnings create good relationships.
Open idiomAmharic - Ethiopia
The quiet river carries the deepest fish (Amharic seed expression 1)
The quiet river carries the deepest fish
Wisdom is often found in calm and careful people.
Open idiomMandarin - China
The mouth that eats alone forgets the hands that cooked (Mandarin seed expression 7)
The mouth that eats alone forgets the hands that cooked
Selfishness ignores those who contributed.
Open idiomThai - Thailand
The cooking pot knows the fire better than the spoon (Thai seed expression 13)
The cooking pot knows the fire better than the spoon
Those closest to a problem understand it best.
Open idiomFrench - France
The hill teaches the knee humility (French seed expression 19)
The hill teaches the knee humility
Difficult journeys teach patience and respect.
Open idiomTurkish - Turkey
Smoke tells where the fire is hiding (Turkish seed expression 25)
Smoke tells where the fire is hiding
Signs reveal hidden problems.
Open idiomAmharic - Ethiopia
A small spark can warm the whole village (Amharic seed expression 2)
A small spark can warm the whole village
Small efforts can create great benefit when shared.
Open idiomMandarin - China
Rain does not ask one roof before it falls (Mandarin seed expression 8)
Rain does not ask one roof before it falls
Trouble can affect everyone, so people should prepare together.
Open idiomThai - Thailand
A child who asks the road does not sleep in the bush (Thai seed expression 14)
A child who asks the road does not sleep in the bush
Seeking guidance prevents avoidable trouble.
Open idiomFrench - France
A seed does not argue with the season (French seed expression 20)
A seed does not argue with the season
Growth requires timing and patience.
Open idiomTurkish - Turkey
The moon borrows light but owns the night (Turkish seed expression 26)
The moon borrows light but owns the night
People can use help and still make their own impact.
Open idiomAmharic - Ethiopia
The path remembers every footstep (Amharic seed expression 3)
The path remembers every footstep
Actions leave a record even when people forget.
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