tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Jul 29 07:33:40 2014
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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] qep'a' Proverbs
ghunchu'wI' posted:
> Heghpu'chugh wa', pegh 'avlaH cha'.
> "Two can guard a secret if one is dead."
These are all good, but this one can be compressed to:
Heghchugh wa', peghlaH cha'.
People tend to forget the verb {pegh} "keep something secret". E.g.
pegh vIttlhegh
A proverb keeps things secret.
HQ 5.1: that is, it withholds information rather than being a ready source of answers. To some Klingons, this is a most insightful coincidence.
It's a bit more concise, too, which I think improves proverbs. (At least it makes them easier to remember.) YMMV.
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Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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