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“Only with a new ruler do you learn the value of the old one.”

People often fail to appreciate what they had until it is replaced by something worse.

— Traditional Myanmar Wisdom, Myanmar

Source: Traditional Myanmar proverb, public-domain oral tradition

More Proverbs from Myanmar

ကံယုံ၍ ဆူးပုံမနင်းရာ

“Don't jump into a pit of thorns out of blind faith.”

Avoid taking action without proper reasoning, even when you feel confident.

Source: Traditional Myanmar proverb, public-domain oral tradition

မိုးရွာတုန်း ရေခံ

“Collect rainwater while it rains.”

Seize an opportunity fully while it is available, because it will not last.

Source: Traditional Myanmar proverb, public-domain oral tradition

ကြာကြာဝါးမှ ခါးမှန်းသိ

“The bitter taste is only known after chewing for a long time.”

A person's true character only becomes clear after spending real time with them.

Source: Traditional Myanmar proverb, public-domain oral tradition

ကြိုးစားက ဘုရားဖြစ်

“Strive, and you can become a Buddha.”

With enough effort and determination, even the highest goal is achievable.

Source: Traditional Myanmar proverb, public-domain oral tradition

ငါးခုံးမတစ်ကောင်ကြောင့် တစ်လှေလုံးပုပ်

“One rotten fish spoils the smell of the whole boat.”

The bad conduct of a single person can taint the reputation of an entire group.

Source: Traditional Myanmar proverb, public-domain oral tradition

မမှားသော ရှေ့နေ၊ မသေသော ဆေးသမား

“A lawyer who never loses a case, or a doctor who never loses a patient, does not exist.”

Everyone fails sometimes, no matter how skilled or experienced they are.

Source: Traditional Myanmar proverb, public-domain oral tradition