Arabian Proverb
Arabian Proverb
dress eat others thou whatever
Eat whatever thou likest, but dress as others do
best repentance
The best part of repentance is little sinning
chameleon leave sure tree until
A chameleon does not leave one tree until he is sure of another
foretell future tells
Those who foretell the future lies, even if he tells the truth.
anvil strike
When you are an anvil be patient; when a hammer, strike
book carried garden pocket
A book is a garden carried in the pocket
learned man mistakes others shipwreck wrecks
The mistakes of the learned man are like a shipwreck which wrecks many others with it
promise rain
A promise is a cloud; fulfillment is rain
wealth wise worth
A wise man's day is worth a fool's life.
beauty blind country
The one-eyed person is a beauty in the country of the blind
blow breath contents friend friends-or-friendship grain hands heart keeping knowing pour rest whom worth
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.
enemies judge man reputation
Judge a man by the reputation of his enemies
body camel follow gets nose soon
If the camel once gets his nose in a tent, his body will soon follow
chance eyes lose window
He who peeps at the neighbor's window may chance to lose his eyes