Persian Proverb
Persian Proverb
knowledge knows proverbs unless
It is nothing for one to know something unless another knows you know it.
equal inferior manners proverbs superior treat
Treat your superior as a father, your equal as a brother, and your inferior as a son.
bitten fears piece proverbs snake
He who has been bitten by a snake fears a piece of string.
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.
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.
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.
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
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