Arabian Proverbs
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djinnoftheseaAll of these are from ThinkExist.com and are attributed to Arabian Proverbs.
“Keep your friends close - hold your enemies closer”
“Arrogance diminishes wisdom”
“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”
“Examine what is said, not who speaks”
“A book is a garden carried in the pocket”
“When you heard that a mountain was moved, believe it; but when you hear that someone changed his character do not believe it”
“Judge a man by the reputation of his enemies”
“Do not cut down the tree that gives you shade”
“Marriage is like a besieged castle; those who are on the outside wish to get in; and those who are on the inside wish to get out.”
“Compete, don't envy”
“Do not tell a friend anything you would conceal from an enemy.”
“When danger approaches, sing to it.”
“Death was afraid of him because he had the heart of a lion.”
“Trust in Allah, but tie your camel.”
“The tree of silence bears the fruit of peace.”
“A man's capacity is the same as his breadth of vision”
“When you have spoken the word, it reigns over you. When it is unspoken you reign over it.”
“A man profits more by the sight of an idiot than by the orations of the learned”
“Live together like brothers and do business like strangers”
“If power is for sale, sell your mother to buy it. You can always buy her back again.”
“A promise is a cloud; fulfillment is rain”
“The sinning is the best part of repentance”
“Wishing does not make a poor man rich”
“A wise man associating with the vicious becomes an idiot; a dog traveling with good men becomes a rational being”
“All sunshine makes the desert”
“One coin in the money-box makes more noise than when it is full”
“He who sees the calamity of other people finds his own calamity light”
“At the narrow passage there is no brother and no friend”
“Every day of your life is a page of your history”
“Do not stand in a place of danger trusting in miracles”
“Ask the experienced rather than the learned”
“Think of the going-out before you enter”
“When what you want doesn't happen, learn to want what does”
“He who plants thorns must never expect to gather roses”
“He who eats alone chokes alone.”
“The virtue of deeds lies in completing them.”
“When you are an anvil be patient; when a hammer, strike”
“Choose the neighbor before choosing the house.”
“A horse of good breed is not dishonored by his saddle”
“The hasty and the tardy meet at the ferry”
“If the camel once gets his nose in a tent, his body will soon follow”
“The mistakes of the learned man are like a shipwreck which wrecks many others with it”
“A friend is known when needed”
“I came to the place of my birth and cried, ''The friends of my youth, where are they?'' And echo answered, ''Where are they?''”
“Throw a lucky man into the sea, and he will come up with a fish in his mouth.”
“The one-eyed person is a beauty in the country of the blind”
“The fool has his answer on the tip of his tongue”
“The willing contemplation of vice is vice”
“All mankind is divided into three classes: those that are immovable, those that are movable, and those that move”
“A friend is one to whom one can pour out all the contents of one's heart, chaff and grain together, knowing that the gentlest of hands will take and sift it, keeping what is worth keeping, and, with the breath of kindness, blow the rest away.”
“Pray to God for what men can give you and your prayers may be answered”
“One hand cannot applaud”
“Beware of one who flatters unduly; he will also censure unjustly”
“A wise man's day is worth a fool's life.”
“Good to sell knowledge for labor, honor for risk.”
“A chameleon does not leave one tree until he is sure of another”
“Pardon is the choicest flower of victory.”
“The fruit of timidity is neither gain nor loss”
“Four things come not back. The spoken word, the sped arrow, the past life, ad the neglected opportunity.”
“Lying and stealing are next door neighbors.”
“The devil tempts all men, but idle men tempt the devil.”
“Eat whatever thou likest, but dress as others do”
“If you stop every time a dog barks, your road will never end”
“A little and a little, collected together, becomes a great deal; the heap in the barn consists of single grains, and drop and drop makes an inundation”
“A mouth that praises and a hand that kills”
“He who peeps at the neighbor's window may chance to lose his eyes”
“Fear not the man who fears God”
“If begging should unfortunately be thy lot, knock at the large gates only”
“The words of tongue should have three gate keepers.”
“Because I have been athirst
I will dig a well that others may drink.”
“Those who foretell the future lies, even if he tells the truth.”
“Who does not go with you, go with him”
“He fasted for a whole year and then broke his fast with an onion”
“The world belongs to the rascals, Heaven belongs to the good”
“No man is a good physician who has never been sick”
“If you have no power to prevail over someone, leave it to God.”
“If the Giver gives you a hill to plough, don’t level it.”
“Keep your friends close - hold your enemies closer”
“Arrogance diminishes wisdom”
“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”
“Examine what is said, not who speaks”
“A book is a garden carried in the pocket”
“When you heard that a mountain was moved, believe it; but when you hear that someone changed his character do not believe it”
“Judge a man by the reputation of his enemies”
“Do not cut down the tree that gives you shade”
“Marriage is like a besieged castle; those who are on the outside wish to get in; and those who are on the inside wish to get out.”
“Compete, don't envy”
“Do not tell a friend anything you would conceal from an enemy.”
“When danger approaches, sing to it.”
“Death was afraid of him because he had the heart of a lion.”
“Trust in Allah, but tie your camel.”
“The tree of silence bears the fruit of peace.”
“A man's capacity is the same as his breadth of vision”
“When you have spoken the word, it reigns over you. When it is unspoken you reign over it.”
“A man profits more by the sight of an idiot than by the orations of the learned”
“Live together like brothers and do business like strangers”
“If power is for sale, sell your mother to buy it. You can always buy her back again.”
“A promise is a cloud; fulfillment is rain”
“The sinning is the best part of repentance”
“Wishing does not make a poor man rich”
“A wise man associating with the vicious becomes an idiot; a dog traveling with good men becomes a rational being”
“All sunshine makes the desert”
“One coin in the money-box makes more noise than when it is full”
“He who sees the calamity of other people finds his own calamity light”
“At the narrow passage there is no brother and no friend”
“Every day of your life is a page of your history”
“Do not stand in a place of danger trusting in miracles”
“Ask the experienced rather than the learned”
“Think of the going-out before you enter”
“When what you want doesn't happen, learn to want what does”
“He who plants thorns must never expect to gather roses”
“He who eats alone chokes alone.”
“The virtue of deeds lies in completing them.”
“When you are an anvil be patient; when a hammer, strike”
“Choose the neighbor before choosing the house.”
“A horse of good breed is not dishonored by his saddle”
“The hasty and the tardy meet at the ferry”
“If the camel once gets his nose in a tent, his body will soon follow”
“The mistakes of the learned man are like a shipwreck which wrecks many others with it”
“A friend is known when needed”
“I came to the place of my birth and cried, ''The friends of my youth, where are they?'' And echo answered, ''Where are they?''”
“Throw a lucky man into the sea, and he will come up with a fish in his mouth.”
“The one-eyed person is a beauty in the country of the blind”
“The fool has his answer on the tip of his tongue”
“The willing contemplation of vice is vice”
“All mankind is divided into three classes: those that are immovable, those that are movable, and those that move”
“A friend is one to whom one can pour out all the contents of one's heart, chaff and grain together, knowing that the gentlest of hands will take and sift it, keeping what is worth keeping, and, with the breath of kindness, blow the rest away.”
“Pray to God for what men can give you and your prayers may be answered”
“One hand cannot applaud”
“Beware of one who flatters unduly; he will also censure unjustly”
“A wise man's day is worth a fool's life.”
“Good to sell knowledge for labor, honor for risk.”
“A chameleon does not leave one tree until he is sure of another”
“Pardon is the choicest flower of victory.”
“The fruit of timidity is neither gain nor loss”
“Four things come not back. The spoken word, the sped arrow, the past life, ad the neglected opportunity.”
“Lying and stealing are next door neighbors.”
“The devil tempts all men, but idle men tempt the devil.”
“Eat whatever thou likest, but dress as others do”
“If you stop every time a dog barks, your road will never end”
“A little and a little, collected together, becomes a great deal; the heap in the barn consists of single grains, and drop and drop makes an inundation”
“A mouth that praises and a hand that kills”
“He who peeps at the neighbor's window may chance to lose his eyes”
“Fear not the man who fears God”
“If begging should unfortunately be thy lot, knock at the large gates only”
“The words of tongue should have three gate keepers.”
“Because I have been athirst
I will dig a well that others may drink.”
“Those who foretell the future lies, even if he tells the truth.”
“Who does not go with you, go with him”
“He fasted for a whole year and then broke his fast with an onion”
“The world belongs to the rascals, Heaven belongs to the good”
“No man is a good physician who has never been sick”
“If you have no power to prevail over someone, leave it to God.”
“If the Giver gives you a hill to plough, don’t level it.”
