Some Persian Proverbs

�By a sweet tongue and kindness, you can drag an elephant with a hair�


�Thinking is the essence of wisdom�


�Risk - If one has to jump a stream and knows how wide it is, he will not jump. If he doesn't know how wide it is, he'll jump and six times out of ten he'll make it.�


�He who wants a rose must respect the thorn.�


�He who knows not, and knows not that he knows not, is a fool, shun him; He who knows not, and knows that he knows not, is a child, teach him. He who knows, and knows not that he knows, is asleep, wake him. He who knows, and knows that he knows, is wise, follow him.�


�Who does not beat his own child will later beat his own breast�


�In the hour of adversity be not without hope for crystal rain falls from black clouds�