Adages

Sa BulGup Sul

Tongue speed is faster than a four wheeled wagon.

An elucidation of this adage is to think carefully before you speak.

Ou Wal Dong Joo

If you are in one boat, you have to row together.

This adage points directly to the necessity and importance of teamwork.

Yi Mok Ji Sim

Honesty gives wings to strength.

This conveys the need for virtue in action.

Dang Lang Guha Chul

The Mantis Refuses the Wagon's Wheel

One meaning of this parable may be that it is futile and destructive to resist the Universal Cycle and Law.

Yang Gum Tack Mok

The Wise Bird Selects the Strong Tree

One interpretation of this is that a smart person will choose to follow an established, wise leader.

Yong Du Sah Me

Dragon Head, Snake Body

This symbolism means that you finish what you start. Many snakes wish to be dragons, but

before they can transform they must complete many good deeds. Ergo, one must

finish their good deeds and not do it half way.