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What are Proverbs and Where do the come from?

Proverbs and old sayings reveal many aspects about the cultural  traditions of a society. Proverbs originated from indigenous humble folk who handed down these wise old sayings over the centuries, generation to generation. Many proverbs serve as advisory tales and wise counsel .

Turkish Proverbs, Old Sayings and Quotes

Inspiring Quotes and Proverbial Wisdom from Turkey


A knife-wound heals, but a tongue wound festers. -- Turkish Proverb


Feed a crow and it will pluck out your eyes. -- Turkish Proverb


One who handles honey, licks his fingers. -- Turkish Proverb


The fly is small, but it is big enough to make one sick. -- Turkish Proverb


One scabbed sheep will taint a whole flock. -- Turkish Proverb


Seek truth in meditation, not in moldy books. Look in the sky to find the moon, not in the pond. -- Turkish Proverb

Beauty passes, wisdom remains. -- Turkish Proverb
 
The raven sees its chickens as falcons. -- Turkish Proverb

The frog saw how the horses were shod, so she also lifted up her foot. -- Turkish Proverb

An ass does not appreciate fruit compote. -- Turkish Proverb

The house that receives no guests, never receives angels. -- Turkish Proverb

The green twig is easily bent. -- Turkish Proverb

Poverty is a shirt of fire. -- Turkish Proverb

The plumber's toilet always leaks. -- Turkish Proverb A defeated wrestler is not tired of wrestling. -- Turkish Proverb

Man is harder than iron, stronger than stone and more fragile than a rose. -- Turkish Proverb

A defeated wrestler is not tired of wrestling. -- Turkish Proverb


What business does a dog have in the shop of the blacksmith. -- Turkish Proverb

He that falls by himself never cries. -- Turkish Proverb

I have rather an ass that carries me than a horse that throws me. -- Turkish Proverb


The fish stinks from the head. -- Turkish Proverb

Feed a crow and it will pluck out your eyes. -- Turkish Proverb

A knife-wound heals, but a tongue wound festers. -- Turkish Proverb

Fear does not empty tomorrow of its sadness; it empties today of its power. -- Turkish Proverb



Do not roll up your trousers before reaching the stream. -- Turkish Proverb

 Free vinegar is sweeter than honey. -- Turkish Proverb


When the bundles of tobacco are ready, dancing begins. -- Turkish Proverb


Do not search for a calf under an ox. -- Turkish Proverb

The sea never buys fish. -- Turkish Proverb

If you do not know what to say, say what your elders said. -- Turkish Proverb

No matter how far you have gone on a wrong road, turn back. -- Turkish Proverb

A ship with two captains sinks. -- Turkish Proverb 

The hazelnut emerged from its shell and did not like the look of it. -- Turkish Proverb

A worthy man is still worthy even penniless, a donkey is a donkey even if he is finely saddled. -- Turkish Proverb

A heart in love with beauty never grows old. -- Turkish Proverb


The eyes of the bat are hurt by the light. -- Turkish Proverb


One by one we count the beans. -- Turkish Proverb

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