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This proverb emphasizes the importance of progress and upward mobility. It suggests that rising from poverty to wealth is a desirable journey, whereas falling from a high status to a low one is a tragedy. It is used to highlight the value of growth and the hardship of downfall.

This expression refers to endless, unrealistic, or extravagant demands that are difficult or impossible to fulfill. It is used to describe someone who keeps asking for more and more without any practical consideration or limit.

This expression refers to creating unrealistic plans or daydreams that have no solid foundation. It is used to describe someone who is being impractical or overly idealistic about the future without taking any concrete action.

This expression is used to describe someone who has unrealistic plans or daydreams about things that are unlikely to happen. It is equivalent to the English idiom 'building castles in the air'.

This expression is used to describe excessive, unrealistic, or unattainable desires. Just as a mirage appears to be water but can never quench thirst, 'Gontemma's desires' refer to demands or wishes that are beyond one's means or are fundamentally impossible to fulfill.

This expression refers to unreliable, fictitious, or manipulated statistics and records. It compares fraudulent bookkeeping or arbitrary reporting to trying to count a flying flock of crows, which is impossible to verify and often based on guesswork or deception.

This expression is used to describe a person who is extremely stubborn or inflexible in their reasoning. It refers to someone who makes an initial calculation or decision and refuses to change it, even when shown to be wrong or when circumstances change. It highlights a lack of logic or a 'one-track' mind.

This agricultural proverb emphasizes the high value of organic manure. It suggests that the natural fertilization provided by sheep resting on a field five times provides the same soil enrichment and yield benefits as intensive ploughing during the peak season.

This expression is used to describe someone who indulges in unrealistic dreams, impractical plans, or visionary schemes that have no foundation in reality. It is used when someone is daydreaming or making grand promises that they cannot fulfill.

This expression refers to a hidden enemy or a traitor who is very close to you, posing a constant, immediate threat while pretending to be an ally. It is used to describe someone trustworthy who could betray you at any moment.