Arabian Proverbs

If power is for sale, sell your mother to buy it. You can always buy her back again.

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Every day of your life is a page of your history.

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The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

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At the narrow passage there is no brother and no friend.

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One coin in the money box makes more noise than when it is full.

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Do not tell a friend anything you would conceal from an enemy.

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Death was afraid of him because he had the heart of a lion.

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He who sees the calamity of other people finds his own calamity light.

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Ask the experienced rather than the learned.

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The tree of silence bears the fruit of peace.

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Do not stand in a place of danger trusting in miracles.

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He who eats alone chokes alone.

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The virtue of deeds lies in completing them.

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Trust in Allah, but tie your camel.

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The sinning is the best part of repentance.

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When danger approaches, sing to it.

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A man profits more by the sight of an idiot than by the orations of the learned.

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A fool may be known by six things:
anger without cause,
speech without profit,
change without progress,
inquiry without object,
putting trust in a stranger,
and mistaking foes for friends.

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A horse of good breed is not dishonored by his saddle.

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Live together like brothers and do business like strangers.

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When you are an anvil be patient, when a hammer, strike.

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When you have spoken the word, it reigns over you. When it is unspoken you reign over it.

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Keep your friends close, hold your enemies closer.

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Examine what is said, not who speaks.

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Judge a man by the reputation of his enemies.

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When you heard that a mountain was moved, believe it, but when you hear that someone changed his character do not believe it.

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Think of the going out before you enter.

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A book is a garden carried in the pocket.

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Choose the neighbor before choosing the house.

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A man's capacity is the same as his breadth of vision.

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A wise man associating with the vicious becomes an idiot, a dog traveling with good men becomes a rational being.

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He who plants thorns must never expect to gather roses.

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When what you want doesn't happen, learn to want what does.

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A promise is a cloud, fulfillment is rain.

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Do not cut down the tree that gives you shade.

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