Yetti o'lchab, bir kes.
“Measure seven times, cut once.”
Think carefully and check your work many times before taking an action that cannot be undone.
— Traditional Uzbekistan Wisdom, Uzbekistan
Source: Traditional Uzbek proverb, public-domain oral tradition
More Proverbs from Uzbekistan
A guest is more honored than one's own father.
Hospitality is a paramount value; a guest deserves the very highest respect a household can give.
Wisdom is not in age, but in the mind.
Good judgment comes from a person's intellect and character, not simply from how many years they have lived.
A true friend is known in times of hardship.
Real friendship reveals itself when a person actually needs help, not during easy, comfortable times.
One's homeland is a golden cradle.
No matter how modest, one's own homeland offers a comfort and belonging that nowhere else can replace.
Better to be a beggar in your own land than a king in a foreign one.
Belonging and home matter more than status or power gained far away from one's own roots and people.
A good person leaves behind a garden; a bad person leaves behind a scar.
A person's true legacy is measured by whether their actions built something good or left lasting harm.