110 Asian-Indian Proverbs / Page 5
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The tip of a finger cannot be touched by itself.82.
The water from the river becomes salty when it reaches the ocean.83.
The wind sweeps the road clean.84.
The wise must be respected, even when the advice they give is not suitable.85.
There are none so deaf as those who will not hear advice.86.
There are three things that refresh the heart and reduce your grief water, flowers, and a beautiful woman.87.
These three take crooked ways: carts, boats, and musicians.88.
They know not their own defects who search for the defects of others.89.
They who give have all things; they who withhold have nothing.90.
To quarrel with a man of good speech is better than to converse with a man who does not speak well.91.
Truth has but one color, a lie has many.92.
Wash your hands in the flowing Ganges.93.
Waste makes want.94.
Waste not want not.95.
What nectar can be drunk with the ears? Good advice.96.
When a camel is at the foot of a mountain then judge of his height.97.
When an elephant is in trouble even a frog will kick him.98.
When I drown, the whole world drowns.99.
When pumpkins are watered, brinjals [small plants] also get watered.100.
When rogues fallout, honest men come by their own.