“The lion does not rejoice in the prey, but in the victory.”
Honor and the achievement itself matter more than the material gain that comes with it.
— Traditional Kyrgyz Wisdom, Kyrgyzstan
Source: Traditional Kyrgyz proverb, public-domain oral tradition
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