Afghan Proverbs, Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings

38 Afghan Proverbs
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“Only stretch your foot to the length of your blanket.”
“Storing milk in a sieve, you complain of bad luck?”
“The mud of one country is the medicine of another.”
“The right answer to a fool is silence.”
“The seeker is the finder.”
“The tree will not sway without a trace of wind.”
“The wood is burnt, but the ashes are a nuisance.”
“There are twenty-five uncaught sparrows for a penny.”
“Two watermelons can't be held in one hand.”
“Under his bowl there is a little bowl.”
“What you see in yourself is what you see in the world.”
“What you spend, you have.”
“When the tiger kills, the jackal profits.”