
Eat in ten places, but sleep in one.
— Korean proverb; individual author and earliest origin unknown
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THE LIBRARY
Shared wisdom, with origins and meanings explored.

Eat in ten places, but sleep in one.

Feeling full without eating rice.

A boat needs wind before it can move.

A lamp before the wind.

Living whichever way the wind blows.

The bottom has all been shown.

Not a drop of blood would come even from a needle prick.

Where the needle goes, the thread follows.

At worst, you keep your original stake.

The troublesome age of seven.

One loach muddies the whole pond.

A loach has become a dragon.

After being rescued from the water, demanding the rescuer fetch your bundle.

A drowning person grasps even a straw.

Like adding water to water and liquor to liquor.

A mouse fallen into a water jar.

Having no children is the fortunate lot.

The dog that bites does not bark.