TURKISH PROVERB
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The danger of speaking truth to power is a subject of proverbs in many cultures. The person with one foot in the stirrup of a horse can get away very quickly as speaking truth often results in one being attacked.
Turkey has had much woe from defeated enemies who rebuild and strike again. The Ottoman Empire lasted so long that some defeated provinces would rise up every hundred years or so.
This is one of the rare proverbs dealing with the importance of intelligence and foreknowledge.
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