Things are never where you want them.

More Korean Proverbs

• Clothes make the man.
• Even monkeys may fall from trees.
• You will hate a beautiful song if you sing it often.
• Better to ask the way than to go astray.
• Birds of a feather flock together.
• Useful trees are cut down first.
• There is no use in crying over spilled milk.
• You cannot strike a face that is smiling.
• The thief hates the moon.
• A fish wouldn’t get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut.
• After three years at a village schoolhouse, even a dog can recite a poem.
• Even a monk can’t shave his own head.
• Anyone who goes hungry for three days will be inclined to steal.
• You reap what you sow.
• Starting is half the task.
• Better in the grave than be a slave.
• From rags to riches.
• Even if the sky falls on you, there is a hole that you can escape from.
• One good turn deserves another.
• In the valley where there are no tigers the hare is king.
• Put something off for one day, and ten days will pass.
• Don’t rain on someone’s parade.
• The new replaces the old.
• The bad calligrapher is choosy about his brushes.
• Even a monkey sometimes falls from the tree.
• Even honey can taste bitter if it’s used as medicine.
• The deeper the waters are, the more still they run.