تا نباشد چوب تر، فرمان نبرد گاو و خر
“Without a green stick, neither the ox nor the donkey obeys the command.”
Some firm discipline or clear authority is needed to keep order.
— Traditional Iran Wisdom, Iran
Source: Traditional Iranian (Persian) proverb, public-domain oral tradition
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