Turkish - Turkey
A stone in the shoe teaches every step (Turkish seed expression 30)
A stone in the shoe teaches every step
Small problems can disturb big journeys.
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Amharic - Ethiopia
The mouth that eats alone forgets the hands that cooked (Amharic seed expression 7)
The mouth that eats alone forgets the hands that cooked
Selfishness ignores those who contributed.
Open idiomMandarin - China
The cooking pot knows the fire better than the spoon (Mandarin seed expression 13)
The cooking pot knows the fire better than the spoon
Those closest to a problem understand it best.
Open idiomThai - Thailand
The hill teaches the knee humility (Thai seed expression 19)
The hill teaches the knee humility
Difficult journeys teach patience and respect.
Open idiomFrench - France
Smoke tells where the fire is hiding (French seed expression 25)
Smoke tells where the fire is hiding
Signs reveal hidden problems.
Open idiomTurkish - Turkey
The elder tree bends before it breaks (Turkish seed expression 31)
The elder tree bends before it breaks
Flexibility prevents destruction.
Open idiomAmharic - Ethiopia
Rain does not ask one roof before it falls (Amharic seed expression 8)
Rain does not ask one roof before it falls
Trouble can affect everyone, so people should prepare together.
Open idiomMandarin - China
A child who asks the road does not sleep in the bush (Mandarin seed expression 14)
A child who asks the road does not sleep in the bush
Seeking guidance prevents avoidable trouble.
Open idiomThai - Thailand
A seed does not argue with the season (Thai seed expression 20)
A seed does not argue with the season
Growth requires timing and patience.
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The moon borrows light but owns the night (French seed expression 26)
The moon borrows light but owns the night
People can use help and still make their own impact.
Open idiomTurkish - Turkey
A well shared never dries in one mouth (Turkish seed expression 32)
A well shared never dries in one mouth
Shared resources last when managed fairly.
Open idiomAmharic - Ethiopia
The drum sounds louder when many hands answer (Amharic seed expression 9)
The drum sounds louder when many hands answer
Unity amplifies strength and influence.
Open idiomMandarin - China
The sun that delays still reaches the field (Mandarin seed expression 15)
The sun that delays still reaches the field
Progress can still happen even after a slow start.
Open idiomThai - Thailand
The canoe moves when both paddles agree (Thai seed expression 21)
The canoe moves when both paddles agree
Partnership requires alignment.
Open idiomFrench - France
A bridge is built before the flood (French seed expression 27)
A bridge is built before the flood
Prepare before crisis arrives.
Open idiomTurkish - Turkey
The road to the field starts at the doorstep (Turkish seed expression 33)
The road to the field starts at the doorstep
Big goals begin with small first actions.
Open idiomAmharic - Ethiopia
A borrowed calabash must return clean (Amharic seed expression 10)
A borrowed calabash must return clean
Borrowed things should be respected and returned well.
Open idiomMandarin - China
Two eyes see more than one (Mandarin seed expression 16)
Two eyes see more than one
Shared observation improves judgment.
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