More Korean Proverbs
- A soft answer turns away wrath.
- Three years will eradicate even murderous thoughts.
- There is no flower that lasts ten days and no might lasts ten years.
- It is a bad plowman that quarrels with his ox.
- One hour today is worth two tomorrow.
- There is a way out of every situation.
- Give an extra piece of cake to a stepchild.
- The frog forgets that he was once a tadpole.
- In a place where there is will, there is a road.
- Don’t try to cover the whole sky with the palm of your hand.
- Through old things, we learn new things.
- You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink.
- A rolling stone gathers no moss.
- Hindsight is 20/20.
- Don’t try to teach a fish how to swim.
- Rome wasn’t built in a day.
- Misery loves company.
- You automatically learn what you expose yourself to.
- Do not draw your sword to kill a fly.
- The bad plowman quarrels with his oxen.
- Well begun is half done.
- Beans come out from where beans are planted, and red beans come out from where red beans are planted.
- It’s often difficult to see what is right in front of you.
- Where there are no tigers, a wild cat is very self-important.
- Genius shows itself from an early age.
- If there is a rich man in the area three villages are ruined.
- The matchmaker gets three cups of wine when he succeeds and three slaps on the cheek when he fails.