Proverbs and old sayings Afghan, page 11

351 proverbs and old sayings afghan

Though God is almighty, he doesn't send rain from a clear sky.

Proverbs and old sayings Afghan about rain, sky, god

As the sun's shadow shifts, so there is no permanence on earth.

Proverbs and old sayings Afghan about shadow, earth, sun

A porcupine speaking to its baby says, O my child of velvet.

Proverbs and old sayings Afghan about children

Go out from your village: don't let your village go out form you.

Proverbs and old sayings Afghan

Your aspirations are in heaven, but your brains are in your feet.

Proverbs and old sayings Afghan

Salt preserves meat, but what can be done with salt if it is bad.

Proverbs and old sayings Afghan about bad luck, bad

In the shop of the sightless jeweler, the ruby and pebble are one.

Proverbs and old sayings Afghan

As long as there are fools in the world, no one will be penniless.

Proverbs and old sayings Afghan about world

They asked the fox, Who is your witness? He said, My tail.

Proverbs and old sayings Afghan

A cheap thing doesn't lack defect, nor an expensive thing quality.

Proverbs and old sayings Afghan about quality, things

The cheap thing isn't without problem, the expensive without help.

Proverbs and old sayings Afghan about help, things

Don't use your teeth when you can untie the knot with your fingers.

Proverbs and old sayings Afghan about use

One who doesn't appreciate the apple, won't appreciate the orchard.

Proverbs and old sayings Afghan about garden

Some men wonder over God's values, others over the cut of a garment.

Proverbs and old sayings Afghan about miracle, man, god

I have never seen anyone go astray who followed along the right way.

Proverbs and old sayings Afghan about rightness

What my heart desired didn't happen; what God wanted was really done.

Proverbs and old sayings Afghan about heart, god

Let Christians practice their own religion, and Jews practice theirs.

Proverbs and old sayings Afghan about christians, religion

God said, Eat and drink, but He didn't say, Gorge to the full.

Proverbs and old sayings Afghan about drinking, god

A wolf's pup will grow into a wolf even though it be raised among men.

Proverbs and old sayings Afghan about man

He who goes to the blacksmith's shop comes home with scorched clothes.

Proverbs and old sayings Afghan about clothes, home