are used as household words. The following might be added to show how the Koreans have picked out for such generalisation those qualities of the heart which are the universal property of the race.
"He ate so fast that he choked."
"The flower that blooms in the morning is withered by noon."
"You can recover an arrow shot, but not a word spoken."
"It is easy to hurt yourself with a sharp-cornered stone."
"To make a mountain you must carry every load of earth."
"If you go across-lots, you will fall in with thieves."
"If the carpenter stretches his marking-cord tight, he will be able to make a straight line."
"If you use good enough bait, the fish will bite, though it kill."
"It is foolish to mourn over a broken vase."
"You can mend now with a trowel what it will take a spade to mend to-morrow."
"You cannot expect to lift a heavy stone without getting red in the face."
"He pours instruction into a cow's ear."
"All roads lead to Seoul."
