Kashmiri proverbs

Destiny often withholds the crown from the very person who deserves it.

One man cut the bund/barrage, and a thousand people fell into the river.

The members of the family are in distress, but the idols are worshipped.

When pumpkins are watered, brinjals (a small vegetable) also get watered.

The message spoken to the daughter is often aimed at the daughter-in-law.

An idle person may have just three tasks: sleeping, eating and quarrelling.

Dogs fight with each other, but unite when they hear the voice of a jackal.

Good people have set sail to arrive at such gentleness as cuts like diamonds

(Don’t try to) cook six liters of food in a pot that only holds three liters.

A confused man is like the drowning man who asks for pears from the willow tree.

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