Proverb
“Even three measures of beads become a treasure only when strung.
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What does this proverb mean?
Resources or knowledge become useful when organized and applied.
Sources and attribution
Unattributed Traditional proverb; individual author and earliest use unknown.
Source: National Institute of Korean Language — Korean Basic Dictionary , Korean Basic Dictionary proverb lookup: 구슬이 서 말이라도 꿰어야 보배라
Origin: Korean proverb; individual author and earliest origin unknown
View reference ↗Traditional Korean saying. English rendering and explanation by Quotations; not copied from the dictionary’s definitions. The reference documents usage, not first authorship.
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