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Don’t plant pumpkins where they never sprouted!

Don’t plant pumpkins where they never sprouted! — One of the meanings of this proverb could be… Don’t waste your time trying things which are proven won’t work (This is translated from a Bosian proverb)

The world is left to the young.

The world is left to the young. (This is translated from a Bosian proverb)

Unless an idiot dies, he won’t be cured.

Unless an idiot dies, he won’t be cured. — One of the meanings of this proverb could be… Only death will cure a fool. / You can’t cure stupidity. (This is a Japanese proverb, saying, or idiom)

Helping a man across the ocean does not mean buying him goggles

Helping a man across the ocean does not mean buying him goggles. — This is a Jewish proverb.

When the tree falls, the monkeys scatter.

When the tree falls, the monkeys scatter.  — You use this when a leader loses power, his followers become disorganized. This proverb is anti-anarchistic. (This is a rough translation from a Chinese proverb)