Arabian Proverb
Arabian Proverb
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.
good man physician sick
No man is a good physician who has never been sick
breed good horse saddle
A horse of good breed is not dishonored by his saddle
enemies judge man reputation
Judge a man by the reputation of his enemies
brothers business strangers together
Live together like brothers and do business like strangers
reign reigns speech spoken unspoken
When you have spoken the word, it reigns over you. When it is unspoken you reign over it.
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
broke fast onion year
He fasted for a whole year and then broke his fast with an onion
body camel follow gets nose soon
If the camel once gets his nose in a tent, his body will soon follow
ad four neglected opportunity past spoken
Four things come not back. The spoken word, the sped arrow, the past life, ad the neglected opportunity.
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.