| PERSIAN PHRASES | |
| * Thousands of friends are far too few, one enemy is too much. * | |
| هزاران دوست كم اند، يك دشمن زياد است
Hezārān dust kam and, yek doshman ziād ast. |
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| * The wise enemy is better than the ignorant friend. * | |
| دشمن دانا بهتر از دوست نادان است
Doshman-e dānā behtar az dust-e nādān ast. |
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| * The wise enemy lifts you up, the ignorant friend casts you down. * | |
| دشمن دانا بلندت ميكند. بر زمينت ميزند نادان ِ دوست
Doshman-e dānā bolandat mikonad. Bar zaminat mizanad nādān-e dust. |
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