Persian Proverb
Persian Proverb
jump knows risk six stream ten wide
Risk - If one has to jump a stream and knows how wide it is, he will not jump. If he doesn't know how wide it is, he'll jump and six times out of ten he'll make it.
account fear whose
What fear has he whose account is clean?
apply common common-sense learning pound pounds proverbs requires ten
One pound of learning requires ten pounds of common sense to apply it.
break jelly misfortune moves proverbs teeth tide
When the tide of misfortune moves over you, even jelly will break your teeth
debt four proverbs
There are four things every person has more of than they know; sins, debt, years, and foes.
knowledge knows proverbs unless
It is nothing for one to know something unless another knows you know it.
corrupt teacher
If the teacher be corrupt, the world will be corrupt
heart tongue whatever
Whatever is in the heart will come up to the tongue
respect rose wants
He who wants a rose must respect the thorn.
follow fools-and-foolishness knows shun teach wake
He who knows not, and knows not that he knows not, is a fool, shun him; He who knows not, and knows that he knows not, is a child, teach him. He who knows, and knows not that he knows, is asleep, wake him. He who knows, and knows that he knows, is wise, follow him.
bitten fears piece proverbs snake
He who has been bitten by a snake fears a piece of string.
covered earth leather tis wears
Tis the same to him who wears a shoe, as if the whole earth were covered with leather
catch enemies hand snake
Use your enemy's hand to catch a snake
cat mouse ruined
When the cat and the mouse agree, the grocer is ruined