The Australian equivalent is that even Koala's fall out of trees... But if you've known a Koala that's honestly pretty common they're not good climbers, so if they can do it so can you
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Hungarian: the horse has four legs, it still stumbles "A lónak négy lába van, mégis megbotlik"
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When you see animals fail at doing something they're literally evolved to do, you understand that it's ok to mess up
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Indonesian equivalent: Sepandai-pandainya tupai melompat, pasti akan terjatuh juga. (No matter how good a squirrel jumps, it will fall eventually)
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The Latin equivalent is "quandoque bonus dormitat Homerus", i.e. even Homer nods off sometimes. (That's Homer the author of the Illiad and the Odyssey, not Homer Simpson, so him dozing off during a conversation is a bigger deal).
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Remonds me of a Malay proverb: "Sepandai-pandai tupai melompat, akhirnya jatuh ke tanah juga" Translated it's something like: "No matter how adept the squirrel leaps, it will eventually fall to the ground"
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In Colombia we have some equivalent: “Even doctors die”
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The first time i heard this japanese proverb was in the first Detective Conan movie. It's a great proverb.
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Modesty is one of the most precious treasures, too often forgotten
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This reminds me 豚もおだてりゃ木に登る • (buta mo odaterya ki ni noboru), literally "even a pig will climb up a tree if flattered"
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There also is an equivalent(identical) proverb in Korean: 원숭이도 나무에서 떨어진다 (wonsung-ido namuaeseo ttereojinda, [wʌ̹nsʰuŋido̞ na̠mue̞sʰʌ̹ t͈ʌ̹ɾʌ̹d͡ʑinda̠])
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Finally, I hear something that is not an 'ancient Chinese proverb'.😅 By the way, in India we take it to the extreme. Here we have: भगवान से भी गलती हो जाती है। Meaning that even God commits mistakes
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"Nobody bats a thousand" From baseball, this american equivalent used to be common in the US
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Learnt this in an anki deck but didn't understand the meaning. Just thought it was a random card. Thanks for the post
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This famous Japanese proverb teaches that no matter how good you are at something, you will always be prone to making mistakes and encountering failures. So it's used in 2 ways: (1) to reassure people that it's ok to make mistakes and fail whle they're learning and growing, and (2) to warn people who are overconfident or cocky that they are not immune to failure, and should stay modest.
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