Turkish proverbs

When a rich man falls they say it was an accident; when a poor man falls they say that he was drunk.

Things never go so well that one should have no fear, and never so ill that one should have no hope.

Don't lie down in low places, flood will take you, don't lie down in high places, wind will take you.

The unqualified man desires to climb to the top; the bad man desires to sit at the head of the table.

A son will learn from his father to make a living, a daughter will learn from her mother to cut clothes.

If everything that came from your tongue were to come into your hands, then every beggar would be a pasha.

To one who understands, a mosquito is a lute, to one who does not understand, a drum and zurna are little.

If a stone falls on an egg, it is bad for the egg; if an egg falls onto a stone, it is still bad for the egg.

They call one ""generous"" and make one lose one's property, they call one ""brave"" and make one lose one's soul.

Even if the whole world conspired against you -- that would not inflict a quarter of the harm you inflict yourself.

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