Talk:Wind

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 * اتق الأحمق أن تصحبه إنما الأحمق كالثوب الخلق كلما رقعت منه جانبا صفقته الريح وهنا فانخرق
 * Arabic proverb
 * Literally: Be aware of the idiot, for he is like an old dress. Every time you patch it, the wind will tear it back again.


 * إذا هَبَّتْ رياحك فاغتنمها
 * Arabic proverb
 * Literally: If a wind blows, ride it!
 * Figuratively: If a chance comes, take advantage of it.


 * 空 穴 来 风 未 必 无 因
 * Chinese proverb
 * Literally: If the wind comes from an empty cave, it's not without a reason.
 * Figuratively: There is no smoke without fire.


 * 见 风 转 舵
 * Chinese proverb
 * Literally: See the wind, turn the rudder
 * Figuratively: Change one's technique or goal when having difficulties.


 * Chinese proverb
 * Lietrally:
 * Figuratively: When the wind of change blows, some people build walls, others build windmills.
 * Figuratively: When the wind of change blows, some people build walls, others build windmills.


 * Wie wind zaait, zal storm oogsten.
 * Dutch proverb - that is from the Bible, Hosea 8:7
 * Literally: He who seeds wind, shall harvest storm.
 * Figuratively: Who causes trouble, will be a victim of trouble.


 * Hoge bomen vangen veel wind
 * Dutch proverb
 * Literally: High trees catch lots of wind.
 * Figuratively: The more important the person the more criticism they get.


 * Hann fær byr, ið bíðar, og havn, ið rør.
 * Faroese proverb
 * Literally: He gets wind in his sails who waits, and harbour who rows.
 * Figuratively: You reap what you sow.


 * qoH vuvbe' SuS
 * Fictional Klingon proverb
 * Literally: The wind does not respect a fool.


 * باد آورده را باد میبرد
 * Persian proverb
 * Literally: What wind giveth, wind taketh away.


 * Água e vento são meio sustento.
 * Portuguese proverb
 * Literally: Water and wind are [already] half your share.
 * Figuratively: You're alive, that's not bad at all, you can go for the rest now.


 * Ищи́ ве́тра в по́ле.
 * Russian proverb
 * Literally: Look for wind in a field.
 * Figuratively: What's lost cannot be found.


 * Fa'amatagi
 * Samoan proverb
 * Literally: From the direction of the wind.
 * Figuratively: Tell the story from the beginning.


 * Eisd ri gaoth nam beann gus an traoigh na h-uisgeachan.
 * Scottish Gaelic proverb
 * Literally: Listen to the mountain wind, till the streams abate.


 * Alçak yerde yatma sel alır, yüksek yerde yatma yel alır.
 * Turkish proverb
 * Literally: Don't lie down in low places, flood will take you, don't lie down in high places, wind will take you.
 * Figuratively: Danger lies in extremes, stay casual.

A bunch of stuff pulled from this article
A bunch of quotes were pulled out of this article (i.e., deleted here) to put in articles on the "North Wind," "West Wind," "East Wind," and "South Wind." This seems like a really odd choice.... While it could be debated if articles as specific as those are needed, why not leave the material in this article, as this is a more sensible place for people to look. Cannibalizing general articles to produce rather narrow articles doesn't seem right. Not the best analogy, but I wouldn't go to the article about Weather and break it into a "Cold Weather" and a "Warm Weather" article, even though these are conceptually different.... Peace and Passion ("I'm listening....") 05:38, 2 February 2023 (UTC)