If one has to jump a stream and knows how wide it is, he will not jump. If he does not know how wide it is, he will jump, and six times out of ten he will make it.
More Persian Proverbs:
In your neighbors' soup there is always one fatty morsel.Persian
For his master the dog is a lion.
Persian
The public improves the speaker's speech.
Persian
When the cat and the mouse agree, the grocer is ruined.
Persian
As the wise man looks for a bridge the fool crosses the river.
Persian
Where the camel is sold for a cent, the ass is worthless.
Persian