Arabian Proverb
Arabian Proverb
good man physician sick
No man is a good physician who has never been sick
belongs good heaven
The world belongs to the rascals, Heaven belongs to the good
good honor knowledge risk sell
Good to sell knowledge for labor, honor for risk.
breed good horse saddle
A horse of good breed is not dishonored by his saddle
dress eat others thou whatever
Eat whatever thou likest, but dress as others do
best repentance
The best part of repentance is little sinning
beware censure flatters unjustly
Beware of one who flatters unduly; he will also censure unjustly
fate fish lucky man throw
Throw a lucky man into the sea, and he will come up with a fish in his mouth.
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
gate speakers-and-speaking three tongue words
The words of tongue should have three gate keepers.
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.
wealth wise worth
A wise man's day is worth a fool's life.