457 Turkish Proverbs / Page 15
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The cheese vessel will not sail merely by words.282.
The cock that crows at the wrong time is killed.283.
The cornered rat will lick the balls of the cat.284.
The courteous learn their virtue from the discourteous.285.
The crow said: "Oh, my snow-white child".286.
The devil tempts all other men, but idle men tempt the devil.287.
The devil tempts all, but the idle tempt the devil.288.
The dog that barks much does not bite.289.
The dog that is going to bite does not show its teeth.290.
The eagle does not feed on flies.291.
The earth has ears, the wind has a voice.292.
The eyes of the bat are hurt by the light.293.
The father gave his son a vineyard, the son didn't give the father even a grape.294.
The first drink makes you a frisky gazelle, the second an impetuous zebra, the third a roaring lion, and with the fourth you become a silly donkey.295.
The fish stinks from the head.296.
The fly is small, but it is big enough to make one sick.297.
The fool castrates himself in order that he could accuse his pregnant wife of adultery.298.
The fool sings a love song to his wife, the wise man will talk about his dog.299.
The foot of a lamp is always the least lit.300.
The forest should be burned when a sapling grows wrongly.