154 Kurdish Proverbs / Page 4
61. 
Habit becomes second nature.
62. 
Habit is worse than rabies.
63. 
He who loves a woman is a nephew of the sun.
64. 
He who wants pearls has to dive into the sea.
65. 
If God closes one door, He opens a thousand others.
66. 
If God didn't like beautiful women, he wouldn't have made them.
67. 
If skill could be gained by watching, every dog would become a butcher.
68. 
If you are an anvil, be patient; if you are a hammer, be strong.
69. 
If you are not a flower, don't be a thorn.
70. 
If you cannot build a town, build a heart.
71. 
If you give him cloth, he'll ask for the lining.
72. 
If you talk to the blacksmith you'll get hit by sparks.
73. 
If you wish to do a good deed, consult no one.
74. 
Ignorance is sweet for the soul.
75. 
In a fire, both green and dry wood burn.
76. 
In a flat country a hillock thinks itself a mountain.
77. 
It is better to be a male for one day than a female for ten.
78. 
It is better to be naked in your place than to be a pasha with strangers.
79. 
It is easier to make a camel jump a ditch than to make a fool listen to reason.
80. 
It is easy to catch a serpent with someone else's hand.
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