Arabian Proverb
» Beggars » “If begging should unfortunately be thy lot, knock at the large gates only.”
» Birth » “I came to the place of my birth and cried, ”The friends of my youth, where are they?” And echo answered, ”Where are they?””
» Candor » “Examine what is said, not him who speaks.”
» Class » “All mankind is divided into three classes: those that are immovable, those that are movable, and those that move.”
» Danger » “When danger approaches, sing to it.”
» Death and Dying » “Death was afraid of him because he had the heart of a lion.”
» Devil » “The devil tempts all men, but idle men tempt the devil.”
» Family » “None but a mule denies his family.”
» Fate » “Throw a lucky man into the sea, and he will come up with a fish in his mouth.”
» Food and Eating » “He who eats alone chokes alone.”
» Future » “Those who foretell the future lies, even if he tells the truth.”
» Hope » “He who has health, has hope. And he who has hope, has everything.”
» Ignorance » “A man profits more by the sight of an idiot than by the orations of the learned.”
» Lies and Lying » “Lying and stealing are next door neighbors.”
» Marriage » “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.”
» Opportunity » “Four things come not back. The spoken word, the sped arrow, the past life, ad the neglected opportunity.”
» Power » “If power is for sale, sell your mother to buy it. You can always buy her back again.”
» Silence » “The whisper of a pretty girl can be heard further than the roar of a lion.”
» Silence » “The tree of silence bears the fruit of peace.”
» Sin » “The sinning is the best part of repentance.”
» Speakers and Speaking » “The words of tongue should have three gate keepers.”
» Speech » “When you have spoken the word, it reigns over you. When it is unspoken you reign over it.”
» Victory » “Pardon is the choicest flower of victory.”
» Wealth » “A wise man’s day is worth a fool’s life.”
