Korean Proverbs

The person who has many faults is usually the first to criticize others.

Cast no dirt into the well that gives you water.

Power lasts ten years; influence not more than a hundred.

Even if you encounter a stone bridge, tap it first before crossing.

Even if the sky falls on you, there is a hole that you can escape from.

Anyone who goes hungry for three days will be inclined to steal.

A turtle travels only when it sticks its neck out.

The person who knows himself and his opponet will be invincible.

The deeper the waters are, the more still they run.

Even a fish wouldn’t get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut.

Put off for one day and ten days will pass.

Carve a peg only after you have observed the hold.

A kitchen knife cannot carve its own handle.

Even children of the same mother look different.

Words have no wings but they can fly a thousand miles.

One moment is worth more than a thousand gold pieces.

Man’s mind changes throughout the course of a day.

To begin is to be half done.

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