Often the best way of giving oneself what one lacks is to take from oneself what one has.
More Persian Proverbs:
He doesn't see water, otherwise he is a skilled swimmer.Persian
The eyes can do a thousand things that the fingers can't.
Persian
Woe to Leili's doogh, the yogurt was too little and the water too much.
Persian
The bigger a man's head, the worse his headache.
Persian
Oosta Alam, take this one into account.
Persian
He that sows shall also reap.
Persian