457 Turkish Proverbs / Page 3
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A thread-bare coat is armour proof against highwaymen.42.
A tongue has no bones but it can break.43.
A tribulation is better than a hundred warnings.44.
A true word needs no oath.45.
A village that you can see in a distance do not require a guide.46.
A weapon is an enemy even to its owner.47.
A white day sheds light, a black day sheds darkness.48.
A woman has advice only for another woman.49.
A worthy man is still worthy even penniless, a donkey is a donkey even if he is finely saddled.50.
Ability has no school.51.
Abundance doesn't know contentment, but contentment is abundance.52.
Abundance is from activity.53.
All work is as seed sown; it grows and spreads, and sows itself anew.54.
Allah gave hunger to one and hunger to another.55.
An ass does not appreciate fruit compote.56.
An ember burns where it falls.57.
An emmet may work its heart out, but can never make honey.58.
An Englishman will burn his bed to catch a flea.59.
An Englishman's home is his castle.60.
An Englishman's word is his bond.