
A different mind going to the privy and coming back.
— Korean proverb; individual author and earliest origin unknown
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THE LIBRARY
Shared wisdom, with origins and meanings explored.

A different mind going to the privy and coming back.

The person threatening revenge later is not frightening.

Husking pumpkin seeds behind people's backs.

Throw it one way or the other: the result is the same.

Are you saving it to make soup later?

Two palms must meet to make a clap.

A pearl necklace around a pig's neck.

Flashing in the east, then in the west.

If you cannot give alms, do not break the begging bowl.

Money comes and goes.

Measuring the heights of acorns.

A fish on the chopping board.

The thief feels their own foot go numb.

When theft is fated, even the dog does not bark.

No more and no less: may every day be like Chuseok.

A dry thunderbolt in broad daylight.

Dried persimmons are sweet to eat right now.

Whipping a horse already running.