Courtesy on one side can never last long.
More Persian Proverbs:
I used to feel sorry for myself because I had no shoes until I met a man who was dead.Persian
The big drum only sounds well from a distance.
Persian
Courteous men learn courtesy from the discourteous.
Persian
Forgiveness hides a pleasure that you can't get back from revenge.
Persian
Who has not had a taste longs to do so, but for whom has tasted then the longing is a hundred times more.
Persian
Heaven is at the feet of mothers.
Persian