457 Turkish Proverbs / Page 2
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A liar's candle will burn until bed-time.22.
A liar's house is on fire and no one believes him.23.
A madman drops a stone in a well, but forty wise men cannot take it out.24.
A man does not seek his luck, luck seeks its man.25.
A man who seeks a perfect friend, will remain friendless.26.
A man will sacrifice his head to conquer a heart.27.
A man without grief is not a man.28.
A pear will fall to its root.29.
A person does not seek luck; luck seeks the person.30.
A prudent man will read the letter from back to front.31.
A rich man will get his carriage over the mountains, a poor man will lose his way on a level plain.32.
A satiated man doesn't know what's hunger, a healthy man doesn't know what's disease.33.
A sheik's miracles are of his own telling.34.
A ship with two captains sinks.35.
A single advantage is worth a thousand sorceries.36.
A single bad experience is worth a thousand threats.37.
A son will learn from his father to make a living, a daughter will learn from her mother to cut clothes.38.
A stupid friend is a greater plague than a wise enemy.39.
A thousand regrets do not cancel one debt.40.
A thousand years hence the river will run as it did.