Proverb

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Even a pleasant story tires you when heard too often.

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

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What does this proverb mean?

Repetition can drain the pleasure from something initially welcome.

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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: ๋“ฃ๊ธฐ ์ข‹์€ ์ด์•ผ๊ธฐ๋„ ๋Š˜ ๋“ค์œผ๋ฉด ์‹ซ๋‹ค

Origin: Korean proverb; individual author and earliest origin unknown

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