Persian Proverb Quotes

He who knows not, and knows not that he knows not, is a fool, shun him; He who knows not, and knows that he knows not, is a child, teach him. He who knows, and knows not that he knows, is asleep, wake him. He who knows, and knows that he knows, is wise, follow him.

Good poets are like angels of Heaven.

He who has been bitten by a snake fears a piece of string.

He who wants a rose must respect the thorn.

Children are the bridge to heaven.

Courteous men learn courtesy from the discourteous.

Treat your superior as a father, your equal as a brother, and your inferior as a son.

The best memory is that which forgets nothing, but injuries. Write kindness in marble and write injuries in the dust.

When the tide of misfortune moves over you, even jelly will break your teeth.

Go and wake up your luck.

The loveliest faces are to be seen by moonlight, when one sees half with the eye and half with the fancy.

There are four things every person has more of than they know; sins, debt, years, and foes.

One pound of learning requires ten pounds of common sense to apply it.

Use your enemy's hand to catch a snake.

Whatever is in the heart will come up to the tongue.

Thinking is the essence of wisdom.

In the hour of adversity be not without hope For crystal rain falls from black clouds.

By a sweet tongue and kindness, you can drag an elephant with a hair.

A stone thrown at the right time is better than gold given at the wrong time.

When the cat and the mouse agree, the grocer is ruined.

Risk - If one has to jump a stream and knows how wide it is, he will not jump. If he doesn't know how wide it is, he'll jump and six times out of ten he'll make it.

A broken hand works, but not a broken heart.

The wise man sits on the hole in his carpet.

Do little things now; so shall big things come to thee by and by asking to be done.

A bad wound heals but a bad word doesn't.