Persian Proverbs - page 3

he has lost the horse, but is looking for the horseshoe. (Persian Proverb)
Giving advice to the ignorant is like the rain falling on muddy ground. View proverb
Persian Proverb
The blind man is laughing at the bald head. View proverb
Persian Proverb
You can close the city gates but not the mouths of men. View proverb
Persian Proverb
I have no right to rejoice at the death of my enemy when I do not have eternal life myself. View proverb
Persian Proverb
The best of men are but men at best. View proverb
Persian Proverb
There are three kinds of enemy: the enemy himself, the friends of your enemy, and the enemies of your friends. View proverb
Persian Proverb
There is water in the jug, and we're going around thirsty. View proverb
Persian Proverb
A dog by your side is better than a brother miles away. View proverb
Persian Proverb
The arrow that has left the bow never returns. View proverb
Persian Proverb
Debts are like women, once you have them you can't get rid of them. (Persian Proverb)
Never open a door that you can't lock again. View proverb
Persian Proverb
Thinking well is wise; planning well, wiser; but doing well is the wisest and best of all. View proverb
Persian Proverb
Be a lion at home and a fox abroad. View proverb
Persian Proverb
Do not let the cat watch over the bacon. View proverb
Persian Proverb
Who sows barley cannot reap wheat. View proverb
Persian Proverb
When the snake is old, the frog will tease him. View proverb
Persian Proverb
With a sweet tongue of kindness, you can drag an elephant by a hair. View proverb
Persian Proverb
Forgiveness hides a pleasure that you can't get back from revenge. View proverb
Persian Proverb
Who does not beat his own child will later beat his own breast. View proverb
Persian Proverb
Work is twice done by the man in a hurry. (Persian Proverb)
Once I had the strength but no wisdom; now I have the wisdom but no strength. View proverb
Persian Proverb
When water stays at one place, it rots. View proverb
Persian Proverb
He whose heart is aroused by love will never die. View proverb
Persian Proverb
The pleasure of finding something is worth more than what you find. View proverb
Persian Proverb
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