Indian Proverbs

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There is no hand to catch time.

To give jewels to a donkey is as stupid as giving a eunuch to a woman.

He who dreams for too long will become like his shadow.

To control the mind is like trying to control a drunken monkey that has been bitten by a scorpion.

Whoever eats a pancake never counts the holes in it.

The thief that is not caught is a king.

When you are in difficulty, go to the house of your friend — not your sister’s.

He who does not climb, will not fall either.

When an elephant is in trouble, even a frog will kick him.

The man who has mounted an elephant will not fear the bark of a dog.

What good is giving sugar to the dead?

When a camel is at the foot of a mountain only then judge his height.

It is hard for an ex-king to become a night watchman.

Where the needle goes, the thread follows.

Don’t eat your bread on someone Else’s table.

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