457 Turkish Proverbs / Page 2
21. 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.