Persian Proverbs, Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings
57 Persian Proverbs
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“A bad wound heals but a bad word doesn't.”
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“A broken hand works, but not a broken heart.”
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“A broken sleeve holdeth the arm back.”
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“A stone thrown at the right time is better than gold given at the
wrong time.”
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“A thief is a king till he's caught.”
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“A thief knows a thief as a wolf knows a wolf.”
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“Be a lion at home and a fox abroad.”
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“By a sweet tongue and kindness, you can drag an elephant with a
hair.”
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“Courteous men learn courtesy from the discourteous.”
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“Courtesie is cumbersome to them that ken it not.”
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“Courtesy on one side can never last long.”
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“Do little things now; so shall big things come to thee by and by
asking to be done.”
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“Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?”
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“Do well the little things now; so shall great things come to thee
by and by asking to be done.”
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“Epigrams succeed where epics fail.”
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“Every man goes down to his death bearing in his hands only that
which he has given away.”
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“Go and wake up your luck.”
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“Go as far as you can see, and when you get there you'll see
further.”
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“Go further and fare worse.”
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“He gives a party with bath-water.”
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“He gives him roast meat and beats him with the spit.”
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“He who want a rose must respect the thorn.”
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“He who wants a rose must respect the thorn.”
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“He who wants content can't find an easy chair.”
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“I used to feel sorry for myself because I had no shoes until I
met a man who was dead.”
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