To ask a favor from a miser is like trying to make a hole in water.
More Armenian Proverbs:
A mule can swim seven different strokes but the moment he sees the water he forgets them all.Armenian
Stand away from dwarfs, for it's God who hit them on the head.
Armenian
The stones of my native country are warmer than the ovens of Babylon.
Armenian
The water in which one drowns is always an ocean.
Armenian
You don't satisfy your hunger by watching others work.
Armenian
A girl with a golden cradle doesn't remain long in her father's house.
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