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A promising tree is recognized by its first leaves.

โ€” Korean proverb; individual author and earliest origin unknown

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What does this proverb mean?

Early signs can suggest potential, without deciding a person's future.

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Unattributed Traditional proverb; individual author and earliest use unknown.

Source: National Institute of Korean Language โ€” Korean Basic Dictionary , Korean Basic Dictionary proverb lookup: ๋ ์„ฑ๋ถ€๋ฅธ ๋‚˜๋ฌด๋Š” ๋–ก์žŽ๋ถ€ํ„ฐ ์•Œ์•„๋ณธ๋‹ค

Origin: Korean proverb; individual author and earliest origin unknown

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