372 Persian Proverbs
- 1. "That smells bad," said the cat about meat that it cannot reach.
- 2. A bad wound heals, but a bad word doesn't.
- 3. A beggar will always be a beggar even if they give him the whole world as a gift.
- 4. A blind man who sees is better than a sighted man who is blind.
- 5. A blind person who sees is better than a seeing person who is blind.
- 6. A broken hand works, but not a broken heart.
- 7. A broken sleeve holdeth the arm back.
- 8. A camel does not drink with a spoon.
- 9. A child is a bridge to heaven.
- 10. A coquettish woman is like a shadow -- as you chase her she runs away, and if you run away, she chases after you.
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