299 Indian Proverbs / Page 6
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He who dreams for too long will become like his shadow.102.
He who has a true friend, has no need of a mirror.103.
He who has come through the fire will fade in the sun.104.
He who is a guest in two houses, starves.105.
He who loves drives a nail into his heart.106.
He who wants fruit should not pick flowers.107.
He who works as a slave, eats as a king.108.
Hunger drives good taste away.109.
Hypocrisy is a homage that vice pays to virtue.110.
I gave him a staff for his support and he uses it to break my head.111.
I have lanced many boils, but none pained like my own.112.
I met a hundred men going to Delhi and everyone is my brother.113.
If a man from humble beginnings gets rich, he will carry his umbrella at midnight.114.
If not today -- when?115.
If they don't exchange a few words, father and son will never know one another.116.
If we dig precious things from the land, we will invite disaster.117.
If you are up to your knees in pleasure, then you are up to your waist in grief.118.
If you call a lady a slave, she laughs, but if you call a slave a slave, he cries.119.
If you can't give any sugar then speak sweetly.120.
If you live in the river you should make friends with the crocodile.