The walls have ears.

More Korean Proverbs

• Jack of all trades, master of none.
• If you kick a stone in anger, you’ll hurt your own foot.
• Even though words have no wings, they can still fly a thousand miles.
• Fortune favors the brave.
• Cross even a stone bridge after you’ve tested it.
• Butterflies come to pretty flowers.
• A day-old pigeon cannot fly over a mountain pass.
• A nobleman’s calf does not know how a butcher kills.
• Let the fox guard the sheep.
• A poor old horse will have a worn out tail.
• A turtle can only get on it by sticking its neck out.
• Out of sight, out of mind.
• If you want a well, only dig in one place.
• A loaf of bread is better than the song of many birds.
• If a pedestrian sees a horse he will want to ride it.
• Keep your cool even in the face of despair.
• If you buy cheap, you waste your money.
• An empty cart rattles loudly.
• Remember, even monkeys fall out of trees.
• Actions speak louder than words.
• Birds listen to day-words and rats listen to night-words.
• Even children of the same mother look different.
• Things are never where you want them.
• Even gentle people can lose their tempers.
• There is no shortcut to learning.
• Where there’s a will, there’s a way.
• Wise men philosophize as the fools live on.