Thorn birds quotes

Korean drama Thorn birds 2011 quotes

Ep 1 – How dire the situation must be, for a woman to give up on her own child.

Ep 2 – The most foolish thing in the world. Is to cling onto something that cannot be.

Reality is always more cruel than imagination.

Ep 3 – They say food has answers to everything in the world. 

Ep 4 – A crisis is yet another opportunity.

Talking business first thing in the morning will only cause indigestion.

Ep 7 – A sin ... rises in the blood.

The nice girl can act mean every now and then.

Ep 9 – But isn't love about clinging even when you know that would be the outcome?

Ep 10 – This is why they say you can't tell a person by looking at them.

Ep 12 – Do you know what kind of people are the easiest to trick in this world? / The ones who think that are smart themselves.

Ep 13 – Those ones full of pride always end up digging their own graves.

Ep 17 – A sin is carried through the blood.

Ep 18 – I'm a mom, too. The most precious and enjoyable title in the world.

Ep 19 – People who are vicious and shameless can't be taken down by proper measures.

Ep 20 – Moms tend to be tenacious beings.

Isn't love supposed to be without self-pride?

That's what they call affection from raising someone.

The return of Ijilmae quotes

Korean drama The return of Ijilmae 2009 quotes

Ep 7 – As a Ninja ... your first duty is to defend yourself.

This shinobi katana is for defending rather than attacking. To a Ninja, this weapon is like his life itself.

They say 'Talent makes itself known'.

What's that sword doing in your bag? Guess you use it to pick your teeth when you're been eating meat. Eh?

What maxim do you follow as a warrior? / That 'what can kill can also save'.

Awaken one talent and the others unfold.

Ep 8 – They say a great name is remembered for a hundred years.

There's a saying that even though one digs in the mud in ten different ways, one can only catch earthworms.

The English poet, William Wordsworth, once said when he sees a rainbow his heart leaps up and he would rather die if he can't experience the joy of seeing a rainbow.

They say if you see a rainbow, then someone whom you wish to see will turn up.

To say that a man has become prettier doesn't sound right.

They say gold is evil.

Ep 10 – They say behind every thief is a bigger thief to make the thievery possible.

You know a woman's room has secrets.

Even a beggar has honor!

Ep 11 – Living together doesn't make you a husband and wife.

The sword is the extension of one's hand.

Why are you dressed like a woman? / I'm not dressing like a woman, I am a woman.

The painter of the wind quotes

Korean drama The painter of the wind 2008 quotes

Ep 1 – There is an ancient saying 'Dynasties will change, but attitudes don't'.

Missing and longing can become a painting, just like a painting of a person is something that someone longs for, isn't it?

There is an ancient saying when heaven opens, we may be able to find a new way out of it.

Ep 4 – There is an ancient saying: there is no bearer of gifts without a purpose.

Ep 6 – If you need to see a woman's beauty, it is said that you need to see 3 things: the neckline, the wrist and the ankles. If these 3 things are refined that only it can be praise as a beauty.

Ep 17 – When a painting is not a painting, it could be a marker or an indicator.

Ep 18 – There is an old ancient saying that a person who rise with money will fall with it.

In order to trap an intelligent mouse, you need to read it thoughts to use the correct bait.

An art pieces doesn't just depend on the craftsman but also the tools.

People on the whole will not idolize solely on a hero forever.

Ep 20 – A person's future is very hard to predict.

No matter how beautiful the flower is, if the roots are place on the wrong ground, it will face a risk of withering, isn't?

What do you think is the meaning of a painting? / A painting meaning wouldn't that be of yearning & longing for.

The duo quotes

Korean drama The duo 2011 quotes

Ep 1 – [the Dragon Horse Valley] The say that when a baby is born on a night of thunder and rain a dragon horse prays in the Heavens ... When a child is born in the Dragon Horse village he'll become a great leader of the country... I heard it from a fortune teller. And this legend, all the villagers know about it.

Ep 2 – The Confucian books say ... if you drink a cheap person's milk, your conduct will be crude.

There's a saying ... Give one liter, receive one drum.

Poem: The magpie in the nest welcomes me.

The pheasant flying in the sky is afraid of me.

A day is divided into twelve parts, but at no moment can I forget thee.

Ep 3 – A fellow with a stupid head will suffer a lifetime of misery. When begging ... do not use only your feet, use your head. In other words, in the village, know every person's actions and movement. Then later, you'll know where to beg for food.  

Knowledge alone will not make you a poet.

A person doesn't decide whether they'll be born in a poor or rich family.

Ep 4 – Every mother's heart is not the same.

Ep 7 - ... with the stone that you call your brain

Ep 12 – There's a thing called the tidal current. In this world, there are streams with clear water and some with muddy water. Calm and turbulence. It's not that I don't see you as clear water,

Ep 13 – When dealing with raw fish, flies are inevitable.

Ep 14 – There is a saying that the boat goes along with the current. That is, the ship must go in the direction of the flowing water.

Ep 19 – The ancients said the lion is the gentleman's apprentice.... The king of archery knows right from wrong, but I'm like a villain, who doesn't know anything.

Ep 25 – How can a sparrow understand the meaning of the Phoenix?

You've heard of the phrase, 'Throughout the year, it is easy to move into a room'.

Coffee Prince quotes

Korean drama Coffee Prince 2007 quotes

Ep 1 – They say that in every household, there's a tough guy.

When a problem stays with someone for a long time, it's because there's a good enough reason for it.

Your face, itself, is a weapon. [for a girl]

Ep 4 – Said flies of the world are all gathered there.

You really have the Korean perseverance.

Ep 5 – Life brings many strange occurrences.

I like bets. It's testing your confidence.

Ep 7 – The saying goes 'you can't make the throat weave a spider web'; not all who indulge in it can feed themselves.

Ep 12 – How is shaken up and love different?

Ep 13 – Compared to one person, it's better to have two people.

They say it's really low to cling to someone using love as an excuse.

A man's ambition ... can't use love to disconnect it.

Breakfast is important to people who work.

Ep 14 – Fraud or betrayal ... I'm more afraid of betrayal.

Ep 16 – They say that you could live with gums if you didn't have teeth.

Ep 17 – They say if you buy women shoes, they run away.