Korean Proverbs, Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings
19 Korean Proverbs
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“A kitchen knife cannot carve its own handle.”
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“A nobleman's calf does not know how a butcher kills.”
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“Carve the peg by looking at the hole.”
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“Cast no dirt into the well that gives you water.”
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“Cast not pearls to swine.”
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“Catch not at the shadow, and lose the substance.”
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“Cross even a stone bridge after you've tested it.”
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“Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut.”
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“Even children of the same mother look different.”
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“If there is a rich man in the area three villages are ruined.”
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“If you starve for three days, there is no thought that does not
invade your imagination.”
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“Man's affairs are evaluated only after his coffin is closed.”
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“Man's extremity, God's opportunity.”
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“Put off for one day and ten days will pass.”
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“The bad plowman quarrels with his ox.”
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“The deeper the waters are, the more still they run.”
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“Where there are no tigers, a wildcat is very self-important.”
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“Words have no wings but they can fly a thousand miles.”
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“You will hate a beautiful song if you sing it often.”
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