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Quotes by Assyrian Proverb

  • Tell me your friends, and I'll tell you who you are.
  • Fear the goat from the front, the horse from the rear and man from all sides.
  • Life is unbearable, but death is not so pleasant either.
  • There is no shame in not knowing the shame lies in not finding out.
  • It is not the horse that draws the cart, but the oats.
  • A mere friend will agree with you, but a real friend will argue.
  • The tallest blade of grass is the first to be cut by the scythe.
  • Za dvumya zaitsami pogonish'sya, ne odnogo ne poimaesh'. (If you chase two rabbits, you will not catch either one.)
  • He who doesn't risk never gets to drink champagne.
  • The hammer shatters glass but forges steel.
  • Ask a lot, but take what is offered.
  • Love and eggs are best when they are fresh.
  • I need not fear my enemies because the most they can do is attack me. I need not fear my friends because the most they can do is betray me. But I have much to fear from people who are indifferent.
  • Gossip needs no carriage.
  • If you are a host to your guest, be a host to his dog also.
  • If you were born lucky, even your rooster will lay eggs.
  • If the thunder is not loud, the peasant forgets to cross himself.
  • The rich would have to eat money if the poor did not provide food.
  • You can not write in the chimney with charcoal.