Proverbs & Sayings

Korean Proverbs & Sayings

I love proverbs and sayings. They are so profound sometimes that it takes a great deal of imagination to even begin to fathom them. They are like puzzles; you think you’ve got them only to have second thoughts. I supposed it all depends in your interpretation in the end.

A newborn baby has no fear of tigers.
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Birds hear talk in daytime, rats hear talk at night.
– Korea
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Catch a star in the sky.
– Korean

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Even monkeys fall from trees.
– Korea
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Eating pears always cleans one’s teeth.
– Korea
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Good medicine is bitter to the taste.
– Korea
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If you kick a stone in anger, you’ll hurt your own foot.
– Korea
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It is easy to hurt yourself on a stone that has sharp corners.
– Korea
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Knock before crossing even a stone bridge.
– Korea
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There`s someone out there for everyone.
– Korean
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Those who steal a pin will steal an ox.
– Korean
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The one who was surprised by a turtle is surprised by a pot cover.
– Korea
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Where there no tigers, a wildcat is very self-important.
– Korean