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109. "One-eyed men have a vein extra."

"Thorā khānā aur Banāras rahnā."

110. "A little to eat and to live at Benares."

The wish of a pious Hindu.

"Zabar-dast kā thengā sir par."

111. "The cudgel of the powerful must be obeyed."

Club law—the weakest always suffer.

"Jiskī lāthī us kī bhains."

112. "He who has the stick, his is the buffalo."

To express that the most powerful is generally the most successful in all disputes. Club law.

"Jis ne na dekhā ho bāgh wuh dekhe bilāī. Jis ne na dekhā ho thag wuh dekhe kasāī."

113. "He who has never seen a tiger let him look at a cat; and he who has never seen a Thug, let him look at a butcher."

"Zauk-i-chaman 'z khātir-i-bulbul na mī-rawad."

114. "The desire of the garden never leaves the heart of the nightingale."

"Ghar gūr to bāhir mamāke."

115. "A gooroo at home, but a beggar abroad."

"Gharīb ko kaurī ashrafī hai."

116. "A kourī is a gold mohur to a pauper."

"Hazār niamat aur ek tand-rastī."

117. "Health alone is equal to a thousand blessings."

"Chirāgh tale andherā."

118. "It is dark under the lamp."

"Larke ko jab bheriyā le-gayā tab tattī bāndhī."

119. "Fasten the door when the wolf has run away with the child."

"Khwāb āsāīsh-i-jān ast."

120. "Sleep is the repose of the soul."