25. “If you ask a hungry man how much two and two make—he answers Four loaves.”
“Shirīn zabānī o lutf o khūshī Tu agar pīle bā mūe kashī.”
26. “By sweet words and gentleness you may lead an elephant by a hair.”
“Ghawās gar andeshah kunad kām-i-nihang
Hargiz na kunad dar girān-māyah.”
27. “If the diver were to think on the jaws of the crocodile, he would never gather precious pearls.”
“Kāle ke āge chirāgh nahīn jaltā.”
28. “The lamp burns not before the black snake.” (Which is supposed to carry a precious jewel in its head.)
“Khatt pona to adhā mulākāt.”
29. “A letter is half an interview.”