Turkish ProverbsDefinitions

Abundance is from activity.

Bachelorhood is sovereignty.

Charity is, when fed upon, a cold dinner and no supper.

Coffee is, along with tobacco, complete repose.

Death is a black camel which kneels at every man’s gate.

Fame is not acquired on a feather bed.

The Festival is defined by the normalcy which brackets it. There is no festival without a tomorrow.

Fire is the fruit of a winter’s day.

Giving is able to make the given thing sweet. Vinegar given is sweeter than honey.

Hard work is often concealed under a straw.