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From the first English translation of Pashto proverbs, gathered by the British colonial administrator, Septimus Thorburn in the late 1800’s. Thornburn was the first of many to be impressed by their “subtle knowledge of the finer workings of the human heart" and immense cross-cultural value.
* Be beautiful yourself, and you will find the world full of beauty.
* Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are a good person is a little like expecting the bull not to attack you because you're a vegetarian.
* Don't dance without the drum. — That is, without a cause.
* What tree is there that the wind has not shaken?
* Although the cloud is black, white water falls from it. — This is more 'forcible than our "Every cloud has a silver lining."
* Be it but an onion, let it be (given) graciously. — That is, show courtesy in small matters as well as great.
* Money doesn't change people, it mainly exposes them.
* People are like stained glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is light from within.
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