Arabian Proverb
Arabian Proverb
enemies judge man reputation
Judge a man by the reputation of his enemies
best repentance
The sinning is the best part of repentance
belongs good heaven
The world belongs to the rascals, Heaven belongs to the good
gate speakers-and-speaking three tongue words
The words of tongue should have three gate keepers.
answered god men pray prayers
Pray to God for what men can give you and your prayers may be answered
beware censure flatters unjustly
Beware of one who flatters unduly; he will also censure unjustly
dig others
Because I have been athirstI will dig a well that others may drink.
history life page
Every day of your life is a page of your history
brothers business strangers together
Live together like brothers and do business like strangers
Who does not go with you, go with him
ad four neglected opportunity past spoken
Four things come not back. The spoken word, the sped arrow, the past life, ad the neglected opportunity.
fate fish lucky man throw
Throw a lucky man into the sea, and he will come up with a fish in his mouth.
reign reigns speech spoken unspoken
When you have spoken the word, it reigns over you. When it is unspoken you reign over it.
conceal friend friends-or-friendship
Do not tell a friend anything you would conceal from an enemy.