Turkish Proverbs

He who handles honey has the chance to lick his fingers.
A whole is better than a half.
A vinegar seller with a smiling face makes more money than a honey seller with a sour face.
When a bald man dies, everybody remembers “what golden hair he had”; when a blind man dies, they say "what beautiful eyes he had".

Two tightrope walkers cannot perform on the same tightrope.
The hunter is sometimes hunted.
Stretch your legs to the length of your blanket. (Know your limits)
If Allah wants to make a poor man happy he first makes him lose his donkey and then allows him to find it again.
If your enemy is an ant, you be an elephant.
Make hay while the sun shines.
You can find no pomegranates on a willow tree, nor shame in the wicked.
More haste, less speed.
The sea turned into yoghurt, but there was no spoon to eat it with.
A tree is bent while yet it is young.
You reap whatever you sow.