457 Turkish Proverbs / Page 9
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He who talks without thinking dies without getting sick.162.
He who wants to kill a dog says that he has urinated against the mosque.163.
Heaven was inspired by the first judge to take a bribe.164.
Hoist your sail when the wind is fair.165.
Honey is one thing, the price is another.166.
Hope is the bread of the poor.167.
Hope won't be cut from the soul that has not expired.168.
I have rather an ass that carries me than a horse that throws me.169.
I know nothing about it, I haven't seen it; that is the best answer.170.
Idle men tempt the devil; the devil tempts all others.171.
If a cat wants to eat her kittens, she'll say that they look like mice.172.
If a dog's prayers were answered, bones would rain from the sky.173.
If a fool has a lot of grease he will wipe it on his beard.174.
If a man would live in peace he should be blind, deaf, and dumb.175.
If a stone falls on an egg, it is bad for the egg; if an egg falls onto a stone, it is still bad for the egg.176.
If everything that came from your tongue were to come into your hands, then every beggar would be a pasha.177.
If speaking is silver, then listening is gold.178.
If the bald man knew a remedy he would rub it on his own head.179.
If the imam farts, the community will shit.180.
If the lady of the house breaks something it is an unfortunate accident; if the servant does, then it is a terrible disaster.