Proverbs and old sayings, page 1571

43575 proverbs and old sayings

With one ear he hears, and with the other he dismisses.

Proverbs and old sayings Persian

Maturity comes from wisdom not in the passing of years.

Proverbs and old sayings Persian about wisdom

You can close the city gates but not the mouths of men.

Proverbs and old sayings Persian about city, man, contentment

God gives to us according to the measure of our hearts.

Proverbs and old sayings Persian about measure, god

When the cat and the mouse agree, the grocer is ruined.

Proverbs and old sayings Persian

He has lost the horse, but is looking for the horseshoe.

Proverbs and old sayings Persian

Get along with the village headman, plunder the village.

Proverbs and old sayings Persian

He doesn't see water, otherwise he is a skilled swimmer.

Proverbs and old sayings Persian about water

When a lion is old, he becomes the plaything of jackals.

Proverbs and old sayings Persian about old, olderness

Our real grave is not in the ground but in men's hearts.

Proverbs and old sayings Persian about real estate, man

Where the camel is sold for a cent, the ass is worthless.

Proverbs and old sayings Persian

A gentle hand may lead even an elephant by a single hair.

Proverbs and old sayings Persian

In your neighbors' soup there is always one fatty morsel.

Proverbs and old sayings Persian

Go slowly and come slowly so that the cat won't gore you.

Proverbs and old sayings Persian about contentment

This is not Kashan where the heap comes with the coolies.

Proverbs and old sayings Persian

It is not from the love of God that the cat catches mice.

Proverbs and old sayings Persian about love, god

The tears of the roasting meat kindle the fire even more.

Proverbs and old sayings Persian about tears, fire, fire brigade

The eyes can do a thousand things that the fingers can't.

Proverbs and old sayings Persian about eyes, things

As long as the clouds dolt weep, the pasture cannot laugh.

Proverbs and old sayings Persian

He who has been bitten by a snake fears a piece of string.

Proverbs and old sayings Persian