AFGHAN PROVERBS

 > They asked the fox.” who is your witness?" He said ,"My tail."
Meaning :collusion is suspected :or, one witness for his own benefit.

   > A lion at home , and a fox abroad.
Meaning : A big frog in a little pond becomes a little frog in a big pond:
or, every dog is a lion at home .

Usage: Character and quality show up early .

  > A fox is in trouble because of his own pelt.
Meaning : A person 's own health or possessions can involve him in trouble,
 thus becoming his own worst enemy.

  > He is riding the donkey ,but has lost the donkey.
Meaning : (a) Meaning: if it had been a snake , it would have bitten you; or,
 not making the same mistake twice.

  > In an ant colony dew is a flood .
Meaning: A little misfortune means much to one in need.

  > Having been bitten by a snake , he's afraid of a rope.
Meaning :  A burnt child dreads a fire.

>           If there is only bread and onions , still have a happy face.
Meaning:” Be content with such thing as you have."

  > God said ,"Eat and drink ," but he didn’t say.” Gorge to the full (up to your throat)."
Meaning : One' s own child is  especially dear for him/her .

  > Ever anguish passes except the anguish of hunger.
Meaning : One can forget other troubles, but not the need of food.

  > A warm fire is better than any delicious food .
Meaning: Warmth is more important than food.

  > One who doesn’t appreciate the apple ,won't appreciate the orchard.
Meaning : If we don’t appreciate little things , we won't appreciate great things.

  > Two watermelons can't be held in one hand.
Meaning : If you have too many preoccupations , you will succeed at none of them.

  > Preserves meat ,but what can be done with salt if it is bad.
Meaning :Ordinary people can be corrected, but how can one correct teacher, leaders and preachers:                                   or , if salt has lost its savor it is good for nothing .

  > A mother won't give milk to her child until he cries.
Meaning :Unless we ask for something , we don’t get it .

   > Even if a knife is made of gold , a person won't stab his own heart with it .
Meaning : Don’t side with your best friend or even with your son if he is in the wrong .

  > A new  servant can catch a running deer.
Meaning : A person who  is new at a job is overly energetic in an attempt to make a good impression.

  > He ran out from under a leaking roof and sat in the rain.
Meaning : Out of the frying pan into the fire .

  > My drum doesn’t do what I want it to .
Meaning : I talk of the hay and you talk of the horse .

  > Only stretch you foot to the length of your blanket .
Meaning :"Cut your coat according to your cloth;" or , don’t over stretch your bounds.

  > Walls have mice and mice have ears .
Meaning : Secrets told are spread aboard .

  > No walls have nice and nice have ears.
Meaning : Secrets told are spread abroad .

  > A good year is determined by its spring .
Meaning : As goes the spring , so goes the year .
Usage: Character and quality show up early.

  > Whatever you sow you reap.
Meaning : A person gets his just deserts.

   > There is a path to the top of even the highest mountain.
Meaning : (a) God is more powerful than the proudest of  persons .(b)                                                                            Where there is a will is  a way.

   > A tree doesn’t  move unless there is wind .
Meaning : Where there is smoke there is fire ,or every effect has a cause.

   > Don’t stop a donkey that isn't yours .
Meaning : Mind your own business.

  > There are twenty-five uncaught sparrows for a penny.
Meaning : A bird in the hand is with two in the bush , or wishes are a dime a dozen .

  > There  is a way from heart to heat .
Meaning : Love finds its way to another's heart .

  > A porcupine speaking to its baby say, "O my child of velvet."
Meaning : One 's own child is especially dear for him/her .

  > A wolf 's pup will grow into a wolf even though it be raised among men.
Meaning : Training can not change heredity: or , you can not change a leopard's spots :                                                           or, what is bred in the bone will come out in the flesh.