372 Persian Proverbs / Page 15
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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.291.
These words won't become a loose skirt for Fati.292.
They don't count the teeth of a gift horse.293.
Thick body, weak soul.294.
Thinking is the essence of wisdom.295.
Thinking well is wise; planning well, wiser; but doing well is the wisest and best of all.296.
This caravan is lame until doomsday.297.
This is not Kashan where the heap comes with the coolies.298.
Those who are richer, are needier.299.
To the ant, a few drops of dew is a flood.300.
Treat your superior as a father, your equal as a brother, and your inferior as a son.