Менин колума да карга чычаар.

“Maybe a crow will poop on my hand too.”

Hope that the good fortune enjoyed by others will also come your way; in Kyrgyz folk belief a bird's droppings are a sign of luck.

Ат баспайм деген жерин миң басат.

“A horse that says, "I won't walk," will walk that route a thousand times.”

Never say never — circumstances often force us down paths we once refused.

Сактыкта көрдүк жок.

“With care and precaution, there is nothing left to beg for.”

Careful, cautious people rarely need to ask others for help, because they do not lose what they have through carelessness.

Жумуш карышкыр эмес.

“Work is not a wolf — it will not run away.”

Work is not something to fear or avoid; it will still be there when you are ready, so there is no need to dread it.

Мекениңдин кадыры башка жакта билинет.

“The value of your homeland is known once you are in another place.”

People come to appreciate their homeland most fully only after leaving it.

Жеңил бар, оор кел.

“Go out light and come back heavy.”

Set out with little and work hard, so that you return laden with the abundance you have earned.