231 Afghan Proverbs / Page 5
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Five of them would run from the bang of one empty gun.82.
Flourish like a flower, but may your life be longer.83.
Forget the past, but look out in the future.84.
Give even an onion graciously.85.
Give every man his due.86.
Give graciously -- even an onion.87.
Glory is fitting to God alone.88.
Go out from your village: don't let your village go out form you.89.
God has said, "Start moving so that I may start blessing."90.
God isn't in need of our prayers.91.
God said, "Eat and drink," but He didn't say, "Gorge to the full."92.
Good perfume is known by its scent rather than by the perfumer's advertisement.93.
Grumbling and carping are the muscles of the weak.94.
Hasty work doesn't succeed.95.
Having been bitten by a snake, he's afraid of a rope.96.
He appreciates prosperity who is caught in calamity.97.
He has soaked a hundred heads, but hasn't shaved one.98.
He hasn't time even to scratch his head.99.
He is riding the donkey, but has lost the donkey.100.
He ran out from under a leaking roof and sat in the rain.