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  What it means

  “You don’t measure a man in bushels, nor wisdom in years.” Neither wealth nor age is a reliable measure of a person’s true worth or intelligence.

  English equivalent

  Age is no guarantee of wisdom.

  Vocabulary

  • chłop — peasant, man
  • korzec — bushel (old unit of dry measure)
  • rozum — reason, wisdom, intelligence
  • lata — years
  • mierzyć — to measure

  Grammar note

  Parallel structure: 'na korce' and 'na lata' both use accusative plural. Impersonal 'nie mierzą' — they don't measure / one doesn't measure.

  Cultural context

  An expansion of the simpler 'chłopa korcem nie mierzą', adding the dimension of age versus wisdom.

  Intermediate

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