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“Whatever is thrown up into the air must come back down to the ground.”

Anything, or anyone, that rises too high or too fast will eventually fall back down.

— Traditional Sri Lanka Wisdom, Sri Lanka

Source: Traditional Sri Lankan proverb, public-domain oral tradition

More Proverbs from Sri Lanka

පිරුණු කළේ දිය නොසැලේ, අඩු කළේ දිය සෙලවෙයි

“A pot that is completely full makes no noise when shaken; a pot only half full rattles loudly.”

People with little real knowledge tend to talk the loudest, while those who are truly wise and well-informed stay calm and say little.

Source: Traditional Sri Lankan proverb, public-domain oral tradition

“You cannot swallow a medicine pill without your own throat knowing it.”

A person cannot hide the truth about their own actions from themselves.

Source: Traditional Sri Lankan proverb, public-domain oral tradition

“To the slender loris, her own baby looks like a precious gem.”

What appears worthless or plain to others can be dearly precious to the one who loves it.

Source: Traditional Sri Lankan proverb, public-domain oral tradition

“The bird that keeps jumping from branch to branch to escape the rain ends up soaked through and dies.”

Constantly running from a problem instead of facing it directly usually causes greater harm in the end.

Source: Traditional Sri Lankan proverb, public-domain oral tradition

අන්ධයාට මොන පහන් එළියද

“What use is the light of a lamp to a person who cannot see?”

A gift or piece of advice is wasted on someone who has no way to make use of it.

Source: Traditional Sri Lankan proverb, public-domain oral tradition

“In too much haste, a hand cannot even reach inside a narrow-necked pot.”

Rushing through a task makes a person clumsy and causes even simple things to go wrong.

Source: Traditional Sri Lankan proverb, public-domain oral tradition