372 Persian Proverbs / Page 29
- 281. The wise man who does not put his knowledge into practice is like a bee that gives no honey.
 - 282. The world is a rose: smell it and pass it on to your friends.
- 283. The world is a rose:smell it and pass it on to your friends.
- 284. The world is a rose; smell it and pass it on to your friends.
- 285. There are four things every person has more of than they know; sins, debt, years, and foes.
- 286. There are four things in this life of which we have more than we think: faults, debts, years and enemies.
- 287. There are three kinds of enemy: the enemy himself, the friends of your enemy, and the enemies of your friends.
- 288. There are three things that have to be done quickly: burying the dead, opening the door for a stranger, and fixing your daughter's wedding.
- 289. There is no need for fish in an empty pond.
- 290. There is water in the jug, and we're going around thirsty.
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