“He who speaks does not know that the listener is smart.”

A speaker should never underestimate the intelligence of those who are listening.

“One hand does not pick up the flour.”

Some tasks are impossible to accomplish alone and require the cooperation of others.

“After beating milk, butter is obtained.”

Sustained effort transforms raw material into something valuable.

“Everything has an end, except the banana, which has two.”

A gently humorous reminder that, unlike most things, a banana has two visible ends.

“Every birth is the rebirth of an ancestor.”

A newborn child is seen as carrying forward the spirit and legacy of an ancestor who came before.

“The hen cannot say thank you to the mortar.”

One may benefit from another's labor without ever properly expressing gratitude for it.