Kurdish proverbs

With a mule you have a son, with a son-in-law you only have a mule.

When it is spring time, the grass will even grow under a big stone.

When a bald man dies the mourners give him curly hair as a present.

Expect the worst from your enemy so that you won't be disappointed.

Whoever is fond of cream should should take the cow around with him.

Some will enjoy the honey, others will have to put up with the sting.

Whoever speaks evil to you of others will speak evil of you to others.

If skill could be gained by watching, every dog would become a butcher.

Work as if you were to live forever; live as if you were to die tomorrow.

It is better to be naked in your place than to be a pasha with strangers.

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