Meaning: The fly that learned to swim in milk burns in soup

Context: Too much comfort brings carelessness — safety breeds danger

Meaning: A rushing stream drowns camels

Context: Haste destroys — slow and steady brings success

Meaning: A turbulent stream strikes you with thorns

Context: Recklessness causes pain — calmness avoids harm

Meaning: A stream without water doesn't flow

Context: Without substance, motion is impossible — words need action

Meaning: There's no stream without rain

Context: Every effect has a cause — success needs effort

Meaning: Gold on the surface, ashes underneath

Context: Appearances deceive — value lies within

Meaning: You're seen from above but known from within

Context: True character is inward — deeds reveal the heart

Meaning: A storm exposes the dust

Context: Crisis reveals hidden truth — adversity tests strength

Meaning: A long storm brings no rain

Context: Endless anger or noise achieves nothing — calm brings results

Meaning: A strong storm breaks even a strong tree

Context: Great force conquers great resistance — power overcomes pride

Meaning: A scattered herd doesn't graze together

Context: Unity is strength — division brings weakness

Meaning: He who tells lies hides the truth

Context: Dishonesty conceals wisdom — truth must be spoken

Meaning: A tired traveler can't go far

Context: Rest is part of progress — exhaustion limits reach

Meaning: A group without a leader ends in dust

Context: Leadership gives direction — chaos ruins all

Meaning: He who leads fools is ruined

Context: Guiding the ignorant brings failure — choose followers wisely

Meaning: The small group depends on the large one

Context: Cooperation sustains society — interdependence is natural

Meaning: Livestock without an owner doesn't find pasture

Context: Responsibility ensures survival — what's ownerless perishes

Meaning: Wealth fought over is taken by the wind

Context: Greed destroys possessions — conflict wastes fortune

Meaning: A wild beast is still wild, even with drums

Context: Nature doesn't change — habits remain

Meaning: He who entered the wilderness is as good as gone

Context: Taking reckless risks is as good as losing oneself