Death is a camel
that lies down at every door.
(Persian proverb.)
Κατηγορία: Proverbs
A stick…
A stick has two ends.
(Persian proverb.)
The drowning man…
The drowning man is not troubled by rain.
(Greek and Persian proverb.)
No colour…
No colour is deeper than black.
(Persian proverb.)
Wherever there is a stone…
Wherever there is a stone,
a lame foot will find it.
(Persian proverb.)
He got out of the well…
He got out of the well
and fell into the pit.
(Persian proverb.)
In the ant’s house…
In the ant’s house, the dew is a flood.
(Persian proverb.)
That which you hate…
That which you hate
to be done to you,
do not do to another.
(Ancient egyptian ancestor of the Golden Rule.)
Honesty…
Honesty is the best policy.
(English proverb.)
A poor workman…
A poor workman blames his tools.
(English proverb.)