Korean

A day-old pigeon cannot fly over a mountain pass.
Keep your cool even in the face of despair.
There is no shortcut to learning.
To begin is to be half done.
Two heads are better than one.
There is always a way out.
The pot calling the kettle black.
A soft answer turns away wrath.
In a place where there is will, there is a road.
Misery loves company.
Genius shows itself from an early age.
Clothes make the man.
The thief hates the moon.
From rags to riches.
Even a monkey sometimes falls from the tree.
You scratch where it itches.
A nobleman’s calf does not know how a butcher kills.
If you buy cheap, you waste your money.
Where there’s a will, there’s a way.
There is no winter without snow, no spring without sunshine, and no happiness without companions.
A sheet of paper is lighter if two of you don’t try to carry it.
Honesty is the best policy.
Carve the peg by looking at the hole.
Three years will eradicate even murderous thoughts.
Don’t try to cover the whole sky with the palm of your hand.
You automatically learn what you expose yourself to.
If there is a rich man in the area three villages are ruined.
Even monkeys may fall from trees.
A fish wouldn’t get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut.
Even if the sky falls on you, there is a hole that you can escape from.
Even honey can taste bitter if it’s used as medicine.
Even a sheet of paper is lighter when two people lift it.
Let the fox guard the sheep.
An empty cart rattles loudly.
Wise men philosophize as the fools live on.
Empty vessels make the most sound.
A kitchen knife cannot carve its own handle.
The person who knows himself and his opponent will be invincible.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
There is no flower that lasts ten days and no might lasts ten years.
Through old things, we learn new things.
Do not draw your sword to kill a fly.
The matchmaker gets three cups of wine when he succeeds and three slaps on the cheek when he fails.
You will hate a beautiful song if you sing it often.
After three years at a village schoolhouse, even a dog can recite a poem.
One good turn deserves another.
The deeper the waters are, the more still they run.
The nicest woman is your own; the nicest harvest is your neighbors.
Jack of all trades, master of none.
A poor old horse will have a worn out tail.
Remember, even monkeys fall out of trees.
Laughter is the best medicine.
Woman was born three days earlier than the devil.
Look before you leap.
What looks good tastes good.
It is a bad plowman that quarrels with his ox.
You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink.
The bad plowman quarrels with his oxen.
A physician’s neighbor is never a doctor.
Better to ask the way than to go astray.
Even a monk can’t shave his own head.
In the valley where there are no tigers the hare is king.
Where there’s smoke, there’s fire.
A man’s youth will never die, unless he kills himself.
If you kick a stone in anger, you’ll hurt your own foot.
A turtle can only get on it by sticking its neck out.
Actions speak louder than words.
Virginity can be lost in one night.
A newborn baby has no fear of tigers.
Even if you know the way, ask one more time.
Even if you encounter a stone bridge, tap it first before crossing.
One hour today is worth two tomorrow.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
Well begun is half done.
To make trouble and then give help.
Birds of a feather flock together.
Anyone who goes hungry for three days will be inclined to steal.
Put something off for one day, and ten days will pass.
Tap even a stone bridge before crossing.
Power lasts ten years; influence not more than a hundred.
Even though words have no wings, they can still fly a thousand miles.
Out of sight, out of mind.
Birds listen to day-words and rats listen to night-words.
Help is needed at times.
Man’s mind changes throughout the course of a day.
Better late than never.
No pain, no gain.
There is a way out of every situation.
Hindsight is 20/20.
Beans come out from where beans are planted, and red beans come out from where red beans are planted.
No sleep, no dream.
Useful trees are cut down first.
You reap what you sow.
Don’t rain on someone’s parade.
Carve a peg only after you have observed the hole.
Selling like hotcakes.
Fortune favors the brave.
If you want a well, only dig in one place.
Even children of the same mother look different.
If you starve for three days, there is no thought that does not invade your imagination.
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
When you have three daughters, you sleep with the door open.
The person who has many faults is usually the first to criticize others.
Give an extra piece of cake to a stepchild.
Don’t try to teach a fish how to swim.
It’s often difficult to see what is right in front of you.
A hunter’s knife cannot carve its own handle.
There is no use in crying over spilled milk.
Starting is half the task.
The new replaces the old.
It is like a blind man describing an elephant.
There is a proper order for everything.
Cross even a stone bridge after you’ve tested it.
A loaf of bread is better than the song of many birds.
Things are never where you want them.
Tall branches are apt to be broken.
A great river does not refuse any small streams.
Going day is the fair day.
One moment is worth more than a thousand gold pieces.
The frog forgets that he was once a tadpole.
Rome wasn’t built in a day.
Where there are no tigers, a wild cat is very self-important.
It is hard to get angry at a smiling face.
You cannot strike a face that is smiling.
Better in the grave than be a slave.
The bad calligrapher is choosy about his brushes.
The bull that is used to the sun shivers by the light of the moon.
The walls have ears.
Butterflies come to pretty flowers.
If a pedestrian sees a horse he will want to ride it.
Even gentle people can lose their tempers.
Words have no wings but they can fly many thousands of miles.
The parish priest forgets that he was once a parish clerk.
What goes up must come down.