English Recordings

Even an old straw shoe has a mate.
Used to comfort someone who has yet to find a mate by saying "there is someone out there for you."
The peasants of Old Korea used to wear shoes made from rice straw.
Every Jack has his Jill.

Blood is thicker than water.
Usage: Used to say that all friendships come second to family.

If you brush them off, you will find that everyone has some dust.
Used to remind people that no one is perfect.
Everyone has a skeleton or two in his closet.
Everyone has a weak spot.

Can one's hunger be satisfied with the first spoonful of food?
Used to remind someone that some things take time, and that one should not rush to judgment nor give up too easily.
Rome was not built in a day.

The person who picks it up is the owner.
Used when someone claims to be the owner of something another person has found. The finder is arguing that possession gives him or her the right to ownership.
Finders keepers, losers weepers.

Glasses made for your eyes only.
Often used to express disagreement with a friend who has commented on the attractiveness of someone by suggesting that the glasses or filter that the friend is using to judge the person does not fit your eyes.
Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.

You must sleep before you can dream.
Used to remind people that things do not just happen; you have to work for them.
You must sow before you reap. No cause, no effect.

It is the small pepper that is hot.
Often used to warn someone not to underestimate someone simply based on his or her size.
The best things come in small packages.

There is happiness if you get up early.
Used to describe the benefits of getting up early.
Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
The early bird catches the worm.

If there is a lot of work, there are also a lot of worries.

Used to explain that good fortune comes with a price. The more work one does; the more money one makes. However, it also means more worries.

The more possessions, the more worries.

The more sons, the more worries.

The more work, the more worries.