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អង្គុយលើចង្អេរ លើកខ្លួនឯង។

Sitting in the winnowing basket, still he lifts himself up.

A mocking image of self-praise — boasting about oneself while in a lowly position achieves nothing.

Traditional Khmer Wisdom, Cambodia

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

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