近水知魚性,近山識鳥音。
“Live close to the water and you learn the nature of fish; live close to the mountain and you learn the song of birds.”
Sustained closeness and experience with something naturally builds deep, practical understanding of it.
— Traditional Taiwan Wisdom, Taiwan
Source: Traditional Taiwan proverb, public-domain oral tradition
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