A traveller without a guide is like a bird without wings.
50+ Best Persian Proverbs Quotes & Wishes
Best Persian Proverbs — handpicked quotes, wishes and messages to copy, share, or download as a free image card on GoodMorningQuotes.
Updated: October 2026
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One who has burned his mouth on hot soup blows even on yogurt.
One who has been bitten by a snake fears even a black-and-white rope.
A man without patience is like a lamp without oil.
Men dig their graves with their own teeth.
With patience, the mulberry leaf becomes satin.
The full man does not understand the hungry.
The world is like a shadow: chase it, and it flees; turn away, and it follows you.
Let not your tongue cut your throat.
A camel carries sugar, but eats thorns.
The fruit of silence is tranquility.
He who has many friends has no friend.
Anger begins in madness and ends in shame.
A man is hidden behind his tongue.
A borrowed cloak does not keep one warm.
The house of the generous is never without guests.
A guest's first day is honey, the second is sugar, the third is poison.
An uninvited guest is worse than a Tatar invasion.
A sour face needs no vinegar.
A promise made in a storm is forgotten in a calm.
He who does not economize will have to agonize.
A man is judged by the company he keeps.
For the wise, a nod is enough; for the foolish, only a blow.
For the blind man, his stick is his eye.
A guest is a gift from God.
A tree does not fall at the first stroke of the axe.
One enemy inside the house is worse than a thousand outside it.
A fool in a high place is like a man on a mountaintop: everyone looks small to him, and he looks small to everyone.
A broken hand can work again, but a broken heart cannot.
If you are an anvil, be patient; if you are a hammer, strike hard.
When the water has passed over your head, one cubit more or less makes no difference.
A knife is sharp, but it cannot carve its own handle.
He who wants the pearl must dive into the sea.
The devil tempts all men, but idle men tempt the devil.
A mouse that has only one hole is soon caught.
Man is harder than a stone and more fragile than an egg.
Do not cut down the tree that gives you shade.
Thorns and roses grow on the same tree.
Do not throw the arrow which will return against you.
He who wants a rose must respect the thorn.
When the snake is old, the frog will tease it.
The wound of the tongue is deeper than the wound of a sword.
He who wants a friend without faults will remain friendless.
The world is a rose; smell it, and pass it to your friends.
He who knows not, and knows not that he knows not, is a fool — shun him.
He who knows, and knows that he knows, is wise — follow him.
A gentle hand may lead even an elephant by a single hair.
Whatever is produced in haste goes quickly to waste.
Doubt is the key to knowledge.
Five fingers are brothers, but not equals.