He appreciates prosperity who is caught in calamity.

More Afghan Proverbs

• You can’t flee your lot nor share it with another.
• Everyone’s own country is Kashmir to him.
• A good year is determined by its spring.
• A donkey has two friends: his two hind legs.
• Five fingers are brothers but not equals.
• Tow watermelons can’t be held in one hand.
• The wood is burnt, but the ashes are a nuisance.
• A broken hand can work but a broken heart can’t.
• A tree does not move unless there is wind.
• Every tree feels the force of the wind.
• Don’t be a thief and you won’t fear the king.
• Hasty work doesn’t succeed.
• Where there is a will, there is a way.
• Every man thinks his own thoughts are best.
• The best weapon is the one that’s to hand.
• Salt preserves meat, but what can be done with salt if it is bad.
• He who goes to the blacksmith’s shop comes home with scorched clothes.
• What god wanted was really done.
• In youth you’re lustful.
• To speak ill of anyone is to speak ill of yourself.
• Stretch your feet to the length of your blanket.
• 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.