Persian Proverb
Persian Proverb
man met until
I murmured because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet.
debt four proverbs
There are four things every person has more of than they know; sins, debt, years, and foes.
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.
knowledge knows proverbs unless
It is nothing for one to know something unless another knows you know it.
cat mouse ruined
When the cat and the mouse agree, the grocer is ruined
beat child later
Who does not beat his own child will later beat his own breast
catch enemies hand snake
Use your enemy's hand to catch a snake
covered earth leather tis wears
Tis the same to him who wears a shoe, as if the whole earth were covered with leather
equal inferior manners proverbs superior treat
Treat your superior as a father, your equal as a brother, and your inferior as a son.
strength wisdom
Once I had the strength but no wisdom, now I have the wisdom but no strength
best forgets injuries kindness marble memory proverbs
The best memory is that which forgets nothing, but injuries. Write kindness in marble and write injuries in the dust.
asking shall thee
Do little things now; so shall big things come to thee by and by asking to be done
account fear whose
What fear has he whose account is clean?
bad heals word words wound
A bad wound heals but a bad word doesn't