231 Afghan Proverbs / Page 10
- 91. God said, "Eat and drink," but He didn't say, "Gorge to the full."
 - 92. Good perfume is known by its scent rather than by the perfumer's advertisement.
- 93. Grumbling and carping are the muscles of the weak.
- 94. Hasty work doesn't succeed.
- 95. Having been bitten by a snake, he's afraid of a rope.
- 96. He appreciates prosperity who is caught in calamity.
- 97. He has soaked a hundred heads, but hasn't shaved one.
- 98. He hasn't time even to scratch his head.
- 99. He is riding the donkey, but has lost the donkey.
- 100. He ran out from under a leaking roof and sat in the rain.
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