Persian Proverbs - page 7

He gives a party with bath-water. (Persian Proverb)
Death is a camel that lies down at every door. View proverb
Persian Proverb
You ask the donkey when's Wednesday? View proverb
Persian Proverb
Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? View proverb
Persian Proverb
The water has passed his head. View proverb
Persian Proverb
If children's prayer had any effect, there wouldn't be a single teacher alive. View proverb
Persian Proverb
If everybody said bread and cheese, you put your head down and die. View proverb
Persian Proverb
Little by little the cotton thread becomes a turban. View proverb
Persian Proverb
As soon as a man gets new trousers, he thinks about a new wife. View proverb
Persian Proverb
When there's fire, dry and wet burn together. View proverb
Persian Proverb
he keeps her/his face red with slaps. (Persian Proverb)
Where the camel is sold for a cent, the ass is worthless. View proverb
Persian Proverb
The best of men are but men at best. View proverb
Persian Proverb
If the teacher be corrupt, the world will be corrupt. View proverb
Persian Proverb
Whatever is in the heart will come up to the tongue. View proverb
Persian Proverb
If a fool borrows a book, cut off his hand; but cut off both hands, of the fool who brings it back. View proverb
Persian Proverb
Go as far as you can see, and when you get there you'll see further. View proverb
Persian Proverb
A bad wound heals, but a bad word doesn't. View proverb
Persian Proverb
A coquettish woman is like a shadow -- as you chase her she runs away, and if you run away, she chases after you. View proverb
Persian Proverb
A man's servant can live for a hundred years; the slave of a woman dies in six months. View proverb
Persian Proverb
A stone thrown at the right time is better than a stone thrown at the wrong time. (Persian Proverb)
As long as the clouds dolt weep, the pasture cannot laugh. View proverb
Persian Proverb
Aspiration is not a defect for youngsters. View proverb
Persian Proverb
Beware a rickety wall, a savage dog, and a quarrelsome person. View proverb
Persian Proverb
Bribery makes both parties happy. View proverb
Persian Proverb
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