372 Persian Proverbs / Page 27
- 261. The larger a man's roof, the more snow it collects.
 - 262. The loveliest faces are to be seen by moonlight, when one sees half with the eye and half with the fancy.
- 263. The loveliest of faces are to be seen by moonlight, when one sees half with the eye and half with the fancy.
- 264. The lover who gives you her body but not her heart is generous with thornless roses.
- 265. The mediator in a fight gets all the blows.
- 266. The mud that you throw will fall on your own head.
- 267. The needle makes clothes but stays naked.
- 268. The pleasure of finding something is worth more than what you find.
- 269. The public improves the speaker's speech.
- 270. The shoemaker's shoes have no heels.
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