You cannot strike a face that is smiling.

More Korean Proverbs

• 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.
• Where there’s smoke, there’s fire.
• Tap even a stone bridge before crossing.
• Carve a peg only after you have observed the hole.
• It is like a blind man describing an elephant.
• The bull that is used to the sun shivers by the light of the moon.
• You scratch where it itches.
• Even a sheet of paper is lighter when two people lift it.
• The nicest woman is your own; the nicest harvest is your neighbors.