Arabian Proverb
Arabian Proverb
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.
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
dog road stop time
If you stop every time a dog barks, your road will never end
good honor knowledge risk sell
Good to sell knowledge for labor, honor for risk.
conceal friend friends-or-friendship
Do not tell a friend anything you would conceal from an enemy.
best repentance
The best part of repentance is little sinning
book carried garden pocket
A book is a garden carried in the pocket
chameleon leave sure tree until
A chameleon does not leave one tree until he is sure of another
good man physician sick
No man is a good physician who has never been sick
answer fool fools-and-foolishness tip tongue
The fool has his answer on the tip of his tongue