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Turkey
November 21, 2007
They have secret meanings and some of the words symbolize different things in Turkish language. Here are some of them:
- What does one hand have? Two hands make a sound.
- Drop by drop the lake is formed.
- Who loves a rose will endure its thorns.
- A barking dog doesn't bite.
- Every sheep is hanged from its own leg.
- Iron that works does not rust
- You will reap whatever you sow.
- Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.
- The village that one can see requires no guide.
- The value of youth will be known in old age.
- The sound of drums sounds nicely from far away.
- No smoke will come out from a place where there is no fire.
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