ដើមស្រូវដែលមិនទាន់ពេញវ័យឈរត្រង់ រីឯដើមចាស់ទុំមានទម្ងន់ធ្ងន់នឹងគ្រាប់ធញ្ញជាតិ។

“The young rice stalk stands stiff and upright; the mature stalk, heavy with grain, bends low.”

Wisdom and maturity bring humility; only the inexperienced remain stiffly proud.

— Traditional Khmer Wisdom, Cambodia

Source: Traditional Khmer proverb (សុភាសិត), public-domain oral tradition