This is not Kashan where the heap comes with the coolies.
More Persian Proverbs:
Comfortable is he who doesn't have a donkey -- Doesn't know of its straw and barley.Persian
Often the best way of giving oneself what one lacks is to take from oneself what one has.
Persian
Woe is he who claims to have found happiness.
Persian
If you really have to sin, then choose a sin that you enjoy.
Persian
When the tide of misfortune moves over you, even jelly will break your teeth
Persian
I used to feel sorry for myself because I had no shoes until I met a man who was dead.
Persian