Indian Proverbs
Sayings of Indian origin 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. One man's house burns so that another may warm himself. When you have an ass for a ...