Ağac bar verəndə başın aşağı dikər.

“When a tree bears fruit, it bends its head down.”

The more a person achieves, the more humble they should become.

Ağıllı düşmən nadan dostdan yaxşıdır.

“A wise enemy is better than an ignorant friend.”

A clever rival can teach and sharpen you more than a foolish companion can help you.

Bilməmək eyib deyil, soruşmamaq eyibdir.

“It is not shameful not to know; it is shameful not to ask.”

Ignorance is forgivable, but refusing to seek knowledge when you have the chance is not.

Bir buğda əkməsən, min buğda biçməzsən.

“If you do not sow one grain of wheat, you will not reap a thousand.”

Effort invested now is the only way to gain a future reward.

Çox bilən quş dimdiyindən tələyə düşər.

“The bird that talks too much falls into the trap by its own beak.”

Excessive talking or boasting can bring about one's own downfall.

Dama-dama göl olar, axa-axa sel olar.

“Drop by drop a lake is formed, flow by flow a flood is formed.”

Small, repeated efforts eventually accumulate into something large.