You can’t push on a rope.
More Persian Proverbs:
As long as the clouds dolt weep, the pasture cannot laugh.Persian
You can't pick up two melons with one hand.
Persian
I eat what others have planted and I plant what others want to eat.
Persian
Do little things now; so shall big things come to thee by and by asking to be done.
Persian
The best of friends must part.
Persian
Forgiveness hides a pleasure that you can't get back from revenge.
Persian