Kashmiri Proverbs

Connected with formal literature, though not a part of it, are the subjects of fork-tales and proverbs. Kashmir is a land of proverbs and the common speech is profuse with them. Some of the proverbs have been collected and arranged by Rev J Hinton Knowles, CMS and are full of information regarding the customs and character of the people.

 A few of the proverbs are given below:-

•     The Bachelor wishes to get married, the married man regrets having married.
•      A blind man’s wife is in God’s keeping.
•     The dew is like a flood to the ant.
•     A man loves his own faults.
•     I do not want honey, nor do I want the Sting.
•    Chickens do not die from their hen’s kick.
•    Childhood is without Care.
•   Giving advice to a stupid man is like giving salt to a squirrel.
•   The fish dies from thirst in the river.
•   Sweet to the taste but bitter to pay for.

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