Kashmiri Proverbs, Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings
23 Kashmiri Proverbs
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“Agreement with two people, lamentation with three.”
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“Eleven persons take eleven paths.”
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“Empty vessels make much noise.”
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“Giving advice to a stupid man is like giving salt to a squirrel.”
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“I bought the nettle, sowed the nettle, and then the nettle stung
me.”
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“Ignorance is the peace of life.”
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“No strength within, no respect without.”
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“No sunshine but hath some shadow.”
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“No sweet without sweat.”
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“O daughter, I'm telling you. O daughter-in-law, listen to it.”
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“One and one are sometimes eleven.”
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“One man can burn water, whereas another cannot even burn oil.”
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“One man cut the barrage, and a thousand people fell into the
river.”
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“One man's beard is on fire, and another man warms his hands on
it.”
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“One man's breath's another man's death.”
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“Saving mustard seeds in hand, while a watermelon escapes.”
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“Service is greatness.”
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“The customers are known to the shopkeepers.”
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“The danger past, and God forgotten.”
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“The fall is nobody's sire.”
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“The gardener had not yet dug out the radish, when the beggar held
the alms-bowl in front of him.”
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“When pumpkins are watered, brinjals [small plants] also get
watered.”
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“When rogues fallout, honest men come by their own.”
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