77 Armenian Proverbs / Page 4
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Thunder clouds do not always give rain.62.
To ask a favor from a miser is like trying to make a hole in water.63.
To be willing is only half the job.64.
To pick up in a clumsy way is stealing, to steal in a skillful way is to pick up.65.
Wealth can give legs to the cripple, beauty to the ugly, and sympathy to tears.66.
When asked, "What news from the sea?" The fish replied "I have a lot to say, but my mouth is full of water."67.
When someone's wealth improves, all of a sudden their house's columns appear to be crooked.68.
When the cart breaks down, advice abounds.69.
When the thief has stolen from a thief, God laughs in heaven.70.
When they gave the donkey flowers to smell, he ate them.71.
When your fortune improves, the columns of your house appear to be crooked.72.
Where is there a tree not shaken by the wind?73.
Whoever drinks on credit gets drunk more quickly.74.
You are as many a person as languages you know.75.
You cannot hit the point of a needle with a fist.76.
You cannot put a fire out with spit.77.
You don't satisfy your hunger by watching others work.