Without teeth, live with your gums.
— Korean proverb; individual author and earliest origin unknown
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THE LIBRARY
Proverbs
Shared wisdom, with origins and meanings explored.
Shade becomes sunlight, and sunlight becomes shade.
— Korean proverb; individual author and earliest origin unknown
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Enemies meet on a single-log bridge.
— Korean proverb; individual author and earliest origin unknown
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Tears at the end of laughter.
— Korean proverb; individual author and earliest origin unknown
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A laughing household has good fortune.
— Korean proverb; individual author and earliest origin unknown
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Smiling while striking someone.
— Korean proverb; individual author and earliest origin unknown
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Eating mustard while crying.
— Korean proverb; individual author and earliest origin unknown
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Laughing because crying is impossible.
— Korean proverb; individual author and earliest origin unknown
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At Usu and Gyeongchip, the Daedong River thaws.
— Korean proverb; individual author and earliest origin unknown
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Like sending a child to the well.
— Korean proverb; individual author and earliest origin unknown
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The crying child gets milk.
— Korean proverb; individual author and earliest origin unknown
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Clothes are wings.
— Korean proverb; individual author and earliest origin unknown
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A flaw in jade.
— Korean proverb; individual author and earliest origin unknown
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Even without invitations, there are many places to go.
— Korean proverb; individual author and earliest origin unknown
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Hear ten things and understand not even one.
— Korean proverb; individual author and earliest origin unknown
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Fall ten times, rise ten times again.
— Korean proverb; individual author and earliest origin unknown
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Avoiding a fox, meeting a tiger.
— Korean proverb; individual author and earliest origin unknown
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Bow down to receive a bow.
— Korean proverb; individual author and earliest origin unknown
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