Persian Proverb Famous Quotes



Epigrams succeed where epics fail.

Once I had the strength but no wisdom now I have the wisdom but no strength.

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

It takes ten pounds of common sense to carry one pound of learning.

Use your enemy's hand to catch a snake.

The blind man is laughing at the bald head.

He who wants a rose must respect the thorn.

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


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