Amharic - Ethiopia
A promise is a debt carried by the tongue (Amharic seed expression 50)
A promise is a debt carried by the tongue
Words create responsibility.
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Japanese - Japan
A patient hand unties the tightest knot (Japanese seed expression 6)
A patient hand unties the tightest knot
Calm persistence solves difficult problems.
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A goat tied near grain learns temptation (Vietnamese 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 (German seed expression 18)
The market hears what the house whispers
Private actions can become public knowledge.
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The visitor who greets the gate enters with peace (Persian seed expression 24)
The visitor who greets the gate enters with peace
Respectful beginnings create good relationships.
Open idiomTamazight - Morocco
The quiet river carries the deepest fish (Tamazight seed expression 1)
The quiet river carries the deepest fish
Wisdom is often found in calm and careful people.
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The mouth that eats alone forgets the hands that cooked (Japanese 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 (Vietnamese 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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The hill teaches the knee humility (German seed expression 19)
The hill teaches the knee humility
Difficult journeys teach patience and respect.
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Smoke tells where the fire is hiding (Persian seed expression 25)
Smoke tells where the fire is hiding
Signs reveal hidden problems.
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A small spark can warm the whole village (Tamazight seed expression 2)
A small spark can warm the whole village
Small efforts can create great benefit when shared.
Open idiomJapanese - Japan
Rain does not ask one roof before it falls (Japanese seed expression 8)
Rain does not ask one roof before it falls
Trouble can affect everyone, so people should prepare together.
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A child who asks the road does not sleep in the bush (Vietnamese seed expression 14)
A child who asks the road does not sleep in the bush
Seeking guidance prevents avoidable trouble.
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A seed does not argue with the season (German 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 (Persian seed expression 26)
The moon borrows light but owns the night
People can use help and still make their own impact.
Open idiomTamazight - Morocco
The path remembers every footstep (Tamazight seed expression 3)
The path remembers every footstep
Actions leave a record even when people forget.
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The drum sounds louder when many hands answer (Japanese seed expression 9)
The drum sounds louder when many hands answer
Unity amplifies strength and influence.
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The sun that delays still reaches the field (Vietnamese seed expression 15)
The sun that delays still reaches the field
Progress can still happen even after a slow start.
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