Great Throughts Treasury

"A drowning man is not troubled by rain."

"A drop is ocean only when it is in the ocean."

"A flower is beautiful from all sides."

"A ewer and a hose do the same thing, but their real values show when they are pawned."

"A fool and his money are soon parted."

"A fool?s excuse is bigger than his mistake."

"A friend in need is a friend indeed."

"A friend is he who gives a helping hand to his friend in distress."

"A friend is known in adversity, like gold is known in fire."

"A friend is like a poem."

"A friend is a poem."

"A hungry man dreams of sangak bread."

"A gentle hand may lead even an elephant by a single hair."

"A good year is evident in its Spring."

"A hasty man does things twice."

"A good appetite needs no sauce."

"A lazy sheep thinks its wool heavy."

"A leopard cannot change its spots. Putting lipstick on a pig doesn't make it a lady."

"A liar is forgetful."

"A liar should have a good memory."

"A living person needs a life."

"A little body often harbors a great soul."

"A man can pose as a wise when searching for wisdom, but if he believes to have find it, is a fool."

"A living man doesn't need an heir or an executor."

"A man without passion is no son of Adam."

"A man without a child is a king without sorrows."

"A mirror does not reflect a broken heart."

"A mountain never meets a mountain, but a man meets a man."

"A man's servant can live for a hundred years; the slave of a woman dies in six months."

"A person is trying to benefit from being close to opposing parties."

"A quality statement often gets no answer."

"A rolling stone gathers no moss."

"A single flower makes not Spring."

"A sharp tongue will cut off its own head."

"A visitor comes with ten blessings, eats one, and leaves nine."

"A snake can change its skin but not its disposition."

"A sluggard claims the wisdom of forty viziers."

"A renter becomes a comfortable dweller."

"A single rose does not mean that it is spring."

"A sword in the hands of a drunken slave is less dangerous than science in the hands of the immoral."

"A sword in the hands of a drunken slave is less dangerous than science in the hands of the unscrupulous."

"A thief knows a thief as a wolf knows a wolf."

"A thief is a king until he is caught."

"A timely tear is better than a misplaced smile."

"Advice most needed is the least heeded."

"A wise man can laugh at his jokes."

"After forty years of panhandling, he has lost track of Friday eve."

"Absence of change causes stagnation."

"A wolf's repentance died a long time ago."

"A wise enemy is better than a foolish friend."