“A man without a fatherland is like a nightingale without a garden.”

Homeland and national identity are essential to a person's sense of belonging.

“The rich eat kebab, the poor inhale the smoke.”

A wry observation on economic inequality — the poor are left with only the smell of others' plenty.

“A chicken you eat only once — its eggs, a hundred times.”

Favors sustainable use of resources over a single short-term gain.

“For a greedy man, even his own tomb is too small.”

No amount of wealth satisfies greed — even in death the greedy remain unsatisfied.

“A woman's work is worth more than the talk of a thousand men.”

Celebrates the practical value of women's labor over empty words.

Олими беамал — занбури беасал.

“A scientist without action is a bee without honey.”

Knowledge that is never put into practice produces nothing of value.