Cultural Expressions

Old Empire (Grayden Empire):

“Truth has short legs.”

“Everything left is lost.”

“A good day starts by waking up.”  (Survival is paramount.)

“S/he spoke like a scribe’s writ.”  (To speak precisely and accurately.)

“It always rains on the wet.”  (Can have a negative or positive connotation, depending.)

“What the eye doesn’t see, the heart doesn’t grieve.”

“Night brings advice.”

“Either eat soup or jump out the window.”  (Not every situation has a perfect solution, and some have very limited options.)

“Who wants to live longer should mind his own affairs/home.”

“Better alone than in bad company.”

“Don’t say pug if you don’t have it in the bag.”

“Who has time, shouldn’t wait for it.”

“The morning has gold in its mouth.”

“Grasp all, lose all.”

“Who bleeds last?”  (Final victory is all that matters.)

Kithgi Proverbs:

“Shared trouble, shared joy.”

“Eat well, laugh often, love much.”

“Appetite comes with eating.” 

“S/he who does not cook does not eat.”

“Luck exists in the leftovers.”

Kuwind Proverbs:

“A bird does not sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.”

“Strength and courage, for life is a passage.”

“Pay attention to the whispers, so you won’t have to listen to the screams.”

“Every animal knows more than you do.”

“The tongue has no bones, yet is strong enough to break a heart.”

“A true friend walks in when the rest walk out.”

“The weakness of the enemy makes our strength.”

“The soul would have no rainbow if the eyes had no tears.”

“Don’t let yesterday use up too much of today.”

“Love only has one eye – not two.”

“Coin may talk, but it hasn’t learned to speak Walug.” (<– Only Kuwind living in Juramentum use this expression.)

“All things share the same breath.”

“I see the sky, I see myself.”

“Those who have one foot in the canoe and one foot in the boat fall into the Kogi.”

“If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will take you there.”

“You can’t wake a person who is pretending to be asleep.”

Uralit Proverbs:

“Every roach is beautiful to its mother.”

“Fall down seven times, get up eight.”

“Even paija fall from trees.”

“Ten people, ten colors.”

“To overcome a desperate situation, make a complete turn in one sudden burst.”

“A bee to a crying face.”

“Spilled tea doesn’t return to the tray.”

“A frog in a well does not know Amoix.”

“Who chases two paija catches neither.”

“The smart hawk hides its talons.”

“There are hardships and there are delights.”

“To continue and preserve is power.”

“Even bream is not delicious when eaten in loneliness.”

“A dove breeding a hawk.”  (A person creating their own destruction.)

“An apprentice near a temple will recite the scriptures untaught.”

“Country is in ruins, and there are still mountains and rivers.”

“The presence of fools, makes wise people stand out.”

“Entering the village, obey the village.”

“One cannot quarrel without an opponent.”