372 Persian Proverbs / Page 6
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Giving advice to the ignorant is like the rain falling on muddy ground.102.
Go and wake up your luck.103.
Go as far as you can see, and when you get there you'll see further.104.
Go further and fare worse.105.
Go slowly and come slowly so that the cat won't gore you.106.
God gives to us according to the measure of our hearts.107.
God provides, but He needs a nudge.108.
Gold bears more gold.109.
Good grape becomes fox's possession.110.
Great needs grow from great possessions.111.
Habits are first cobwebs, then cables.112.
He doesn't see water, otherwise he is a skilled swimmer.113.
He eats sheep-tail with the wold, and cries with the shephard.114.
He gives a party with bath-water.115.
he gives from caliph's bag.116.
He gives him roast meat and beats him with the spit.117.
he has eaten so many snakes that has become a viper.118.
he has fallen from the donkey, but has found a date.119.
he has lost the horse, but is looking for the horseshoe.120.
He is still alive because he cannot afford a funeral.