Matë tre herë, prit një herë.
“Measure three times, cut once.”
Careful preparation before acting prevents costly, irreversible mistakes.
— Traditional Kosovo Wisdom, Kosovo
Source: Traditional Albanian proverb, shared regional heritage across Kosovo and the Albanian-speaking world, public-domain oral tradition
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