পৃষ্ঠা:Some Assamese proverbs.djvu/১১৪

104 SOME ASSAMESE PROVERBS, A thief can never give up the habit of stealing, A bare does not leave its form, A Dom, however well-to-do be may be, Nevertheless has his house on the river bank. ৪ . Buttocks. আছে গৰু নবই হাল, হোৱাত কৈ নোহোৱাই ভাল। Achhe garu nabai hal, Howat kai nohowai bhal. There is a bullock but it does not plough, . No bullock at all is better than such a bullock. One of Dak’s proverbs. ৪15. Kades9. আপদৰ মাত, আকালৰ ভাত। Apadar mat, akalar bhat. A kindly word in adversity, cooked rice in a time of | famine (are acceptable). 36. Desting. আলছা কথা নহয় সিদ্ধি, বাটত আছে কনা বিধি। Alachha katha nahai siddhi, Batat achhe kana biddhi. Nothing can be accomplished by mere proposal, (Because) blind fate (stands in the way. 8 . Want of mea৪. বাৰ নাই ধনি তাৰ নাই মান। | Jar nai dhan tar nai man. He who has not paddy is not respected Uniy Calif - Digitized by Microsoft ®)