"The man who has bread to eat does not ap..." - Ethiopian Proverb

“The man who has bread to eat does not appreciate the severity of a famine.”

- Ethiopiancommunity

Meaning

Prosperity blinds people to the suffering of the less fortunate.

Ethiopia's history of famine gives this proverb urgent weight. Those unaffected by hunger often fail to act until it reaches their door.

Origin

Ethiopian

Language

Amharic

“The stone in the water does not know the pain of the stone in the sun.”

Zimbabwean

“He who rides the horse does not know the ground is hot.”

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