
A horseshoe on a dog's paw.
— Korean proverb; individual author and earliest origin unknown
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Shared wisdom, with origins and meanings explored.

A horseshoe on a dog's paw.

Like a dog gulping wild grapes.

Like a dog looking at a chicken.

A dog sees only dung.

Like a dog looking at a cat.

Like Jiang Taigong fishing for passing time.

Even a river dwindles when you keep using it.

Clinging now to the liver, now to the gallbladder.

As rarely as beans sprout in a drought.

A fallen leaf scolds a pine needle for rustling.

Like dry leaves catching fire.

You do not notice your clothes getting wet in a drizzle.

A tree with many branches has no windless day.

The thirsty person digs the well.

A rolling stone dislodges the embedded stone.

Your stomach aches when a cousin buys land.

Another person's rice cake looks bigger.

A trusted axe strikes your foot.