🗣️ South Korea: “The words you send must be lovely for the words that return to be lovely”

Korean proverb · Asia

가는 말이 고와야 오는 말이 곱다

ganeun mari gowaya oneun mari kopta

“The words you send must be lovely for the words that return to be lovely”

Treat others with kindness and they will treat you the same — courtesy returns to its sender.

About this proverb

Origin country	South Korea
Region	Asia
Language	Korean
Romanisation	ganeun mari gowaya oneun mari kopta

This saying belongs to the oral tradition of South Korea, a country in Asia. Read the full collection of South Korea proverbs, or explore the Proverbs of the World index.

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