Italian - Italy
The mouth that eats alone forgets the hands that cooked (Italian seed expression 7)
The mouth that eats alone forgets the hands that cooked
Selfishness ignores those who contributed.
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Arabic - Saudi Arabia
The cooking pot knows the fire better than the spoon (Arabic seed expression 13)
The cooking pot knows the fire better than the spoon
Those closest to a problem understand it best.
Open idiomTamazight - Morocco
A mirror does not laugh at the face (Tamazight seed expression 40)
A mirror does not laugh at the face
Honest feedback should reveal, not mock.
Open idiomJapanese - Japan
A quiet apology repairs a noisy mistake (Japanese seed expression 46)
A quiet apology repairs a noisy mistake
Humility can heal damage caused by error.
Open idiomSpanish - Mexico
A small spark can warm the whole village (Spanish seed expression 2)
A small spark can warm the whole village
Small efforts can create great benefit when shared.
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Rain does not ask one roof before it falls (Italian 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 (Arabic seed expression 14)
A child who asks the road does not sleep in the bush
Seeking guidance prevents avoidable trouble.
Open idiomTamazight - Morocco
The fence is strongest where neighbours agree (Tamazight seed expression 41)
The fence is strongest where neighbours agree
Community safety depends on cooperation.
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The river that forgets its source loses its song (Japanese seed expression 47)
The river that forgets its source loses its song
People should remember their origin and values.
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The path remembers every footstep (Spanish 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 (Italian seed expression 9)
The drum sounds louder when many hands answer
Unity amplifies strength and influence.
Open idiomArabic - Saudi Arabia
The sun that delays still reaches the field (Arabic seed expression 15)
The sun that delays still reaches the field
Progress can still happen even after a slow start.
Open idiomTamazight - Morocco
A wandering cow still knows the taste of home grass (Tamazight seed expression 42)
A wandering cow still knows the taste of home grass
People remember where they belong.
Open idiomJapanese - Japan
A lamp in one house can guide many feet (Japanese seed expression 48)
A lamp in one house can guide many feet
One person’s knowledge can help many others.
Open idiomSpanish - Mexico
One basket cannot carry the harvest alone (Spanish seed expression 4)
One basket cannot carry the harvest alone
Large work needs cooperation.
Open idiomItalian - Italy
A borrowed calabash must return clean (Italian seed expression 10)
A borrowed calabash must return clean
Borrowed things should be respected and returned well.
Open idiomArabic - Saudi Arabia
Two eyes see more than one (Arabic seed expression 16)
Two eyes see more than one
Shared observation improves judgment.
Open idiomTamazight - Morocco
The pot boils faster when the lid is trusted (Tamazight seed expression 43)
The pot boils faster when the lid is trusted
Focus and confidence help work move faster.
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