Great Throughts Treasury

"You can't squeeze blood from a rock."

"You can't take blood from a stone."

"You name it, this imp has done it."

"You have to work towards something first instead of expecting luck."

"You don't put a wooden pot on the fire twice."

"You offer an Abbassi, we offer a dance."

"You needed this like you needed a hole in the head."

"You only appreciate your father the day you become a father yourself."

"You see nothing, you hear nothing."

"You should grease his palm."

"You toss charity in the Tigris, and God shall return it in the desert."

"You think that everyone is better than you, but they really aren't."

"You've spent so much money on yourself; what good are you?"

"You've grazed so much; where's your tail fat?"

"Your appearance is not appropriate for the occasion."