457 Turkish Proverbs
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"If' and "when" were planted, and "nothing" grew.2.
A bird will not fly with one wing.3.
A broke merchant counted his small change.4.
A building without foundation is soon demolished.5.
A chicken won't be grudged to a place a goose will come from.6.
A defeated wrestler is not tired of wrestling.7.
A dog that intends to bite does not bare its teeth.8.
A fool finds no pleasure in understanding but delights in airing his own opinions.9.
A friend is one soul in two bodies.10.
A full pistol scares one person, an emty one scares forty people.11.
A gold sword opens an iron door.12.
A guest will not eat what he hopes for but what he finds.13.
A heart in love with beauty never grows old.14.
A horse knows his rider by his spurs.15.
A hungry bear won't dance.16.
A hungry dog will bring a lion down.17.
A hungry hen sees herself in a wheat silo.18.
A hungry man thinks he won't be satiated, a thirsty man thinks he won't be quenched.19.
A knife wound heals; a wound caused by words does not.20.
A knife-wound heals, but a tongue wound festers.