죽어 보아야 저승을 안다 -- One must first die to know the world beyond.

This proverbs states that one who has never died probably knows little that is useful about the afterworld. In this way it reminds us that to have any real knowledge about something, one must experience it first. (직접 당하여 보아야 그 실상을 알 수 있다는 말. )

[edit] Similar Expressions

• 굴에 들어가야 범을 잡는다

[edit] See Also

• 죽다: to die
• 저승: the next world
• 알다: to know