🗣️ Vietnam: “When you eat fruit, remember the one who planted the tree”

Vietnamese proverb · Asia

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“When you eat fruit, remember the one who planted the tree”

Be grateful to those who made your good fortune possible — enjoy the harvest but honour its source.

About this proverb

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

Ở hiền gặp lành

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“Live kindly and meet good things”

Good people attract good fortune — kindness is eventually rewarded.

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