Every tree feels the force of the wind.

More Afghan Proverbs

• A liar is forgetful.
• What you see in yourself is what you see in the world.
• One flower doesn’t bring spring.
• A wise enemy is better than a foolish friend.
• In childhood you’re playful.
• Where there is discipline there is social order.
• A lion at home, and a fox abroad.
• Having been bitten by a snake, he’s afraid of a rope.
• Community is not created by force.
• Him in trouble, thus becoming his own worst enemy.
• First food, then religion.
• An old friend is like a saddled horse.
• There are twenty-five uncaught sparrows for a penny.
• The seeker is the finder.
• Blood cannot be washed out with blood.
• Two are better than one, and three than two.
• A warm fire is better than delicious cooked rice.
• Between brother and brother accounts should be square.
• They ask the fox , who is your witness?
• Poor iron won’t make sharp sword.
• Without a green switch the cow and donkey won’t obey.
• The rose is a friend of the thorn.
• One who calls himself khan is not a khan.
• When the tiger kills, the jackal profits.
• When the wine is free even the judge drinks it.
• A cheep thing doesn’t lack defect, an expensive thing quality.
• Whatever you sow you reap.