Cultural Wisdoms

(Sourced from the web)

Chinese

Teach a man how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

Indian

Where the needle goes, the thread follows.

They who dream too long will become like their shadow.

African

Only a fool tests the depth of a river with both feet.

Meaning: Don’t leap into a situation without first thinking about the consequences

American

Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched.

Caribbean

You can’t make love on hungry belly (from Trinidad and Tobago)

Meaning: Love alone is not enough. It does not put food on the table.

Bad things never got an owner (from Belize)

Meaning: No one wants to take responsibility for a mistake or bad situation.

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