Free vinegar is sweeter than honey.
More Turkish Proverbs:
Things never go so well that one should have no fear, and never so ill that one should have no hope.Turkish
A man without grief is not a man.
Turkish
Oh, misfortune, I forgive you when you come alone.
Turkish
For those in love, Baghdad is near Istanbul.
Turkish
A full pistol scares one person, an emty one scares forty people.
Turkish
A hungry man thinks he won't be satiated, a thirsty man thinks he won't be quenched.
Turkish