Më thuaj me kë rri, të të them cili je.
“Tell me who you keep company with, and I'll tell you who you are.”
A person's character is revealed by the company they choose to keep.
— Traditional Kosovo Wisdom, Kosovo
Source: Traditional Albanian proverb, shared regional heritage across Kosovo and the Albanian-speaking world, public-domain oral tradition
More Proverbs from Kosovo
Little by little, it becomes much.
Small, steady effort accumulates into something great over time.
Blood does not become water.
Family bonds endure and cannot be dissolved, no matter the distance or conflict.
Don't leave for tomorrow what you can do today.
Delay breeds missed opportunity; act while you still have the chance.
A person learns as long as they live.
Learning never truly ends; life itself is a continuous education.
A friend is known in need.
True friendship reveals itself when help is truly needed, not in easy times.
The tongue has no bones, yet it breaks bones.
Words carry great power and can wound as deeply as any weapon.