372 Persian Proverbs / Page 14
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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.271.
The sky is of the same color wherever you go.272.
The sky is the same color wherever you go.273.
The strictness of the teacher is better to bear than the prejudice of the father.274.
The tears of the roasting meat kindle the fire even more.275.
The tongue of men is the whip of God.276.
The virtuous will be praised but not envied.277.
The walls have mice, the mice have ears.278.
The water doesn't move.279.
The water has passed his head.280.
The wise man sits on the hole in his carpet.