154 Kurdish Proverbs / Page 4
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Habit becomes second nature.62.
Habit is worse than rabies.63.
He who loves a woman is a nephew of the sun.64.
He who wants pearls has to dive into the sea.65.
If God closes one door, He opens a thousand others.66.
If God didn't like beautiful women, he wouldn't have made them.67.
If skill could be gained by watching, every dog would become a butcher.68.
If you are an anvil, be patient; if you are a hammer, be strong.69.
If you are not a flower, don't be a thorn.70.
If you cannot build a town, build a heart.71.
If you give him cloth, he'll ask for the lining.72.
If you talk to the blacksmith you'll get hit by sparks.73.
If you wish to do a good deed, consult no one.74.
Ignorance is sweet for the soul.75.
In a fire, both green and dry wood burn.76.
In a flat country a hillock thinks itself a mountain.77.
It is better to be a male for one day than a female for ten.78.
It is better to be naked in your place than to be a pasha with strangers.79.
It is easier to make a camel jump a ditch than to make a fool listen to reason.80.
It is easy to catch a serpent with someone else's hand.