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Ke di lotkii a Chelechang, e diak mletkii a Cherechar.

You think only of the present, never of the future.

A criticism of failing to plan ahead and consider the consequences of today's choices.

Traditional Palau Wisdom, Palau

Source: Traditional Palauan proverb; documented in A. Obak & R. K. McKnight, Palauan Proverbs, and Palauan Language Online (tekinged.com/misc/proverbs.php)

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