Arabian Proverb
Arabian Proverb
body camel follow gets nose soon
If the camel once gets his nose in a tent, his body will soon follow
hasty meet
The hasty and the tardy meet at the ferry
beware censure flatters unjustly
Beware of one who flatters unduly; he will also censure unjustly
fruit gain loss neither nor timidity
The fruit of timidity is neither gain nor loss
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
promise rain
A promise is a cloud; fulfillment is rain
beauty blind country
The one-eyed person is a beauty in the country of the blind
wealth wise worth
A wise man's day is worth a fool's life.
answered god men pray prayers
Pray to God for what men can give you and your prayers may be answered
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.
dog road stop time
If you stop every time a dog barks, your road will never end
gate speakers-and-speaking three tongue words
The words of tongue should have three gate keepers.
enemies judge man reputation
Judge a man by the reputation of his enemies