Arabian proverbs

Everything is small at the beginning and then grows; except trouble, which is big at the beginning and still grows.

How can the person who is eating dates prohibit the eating of dates? It's better to be a free dog than a caged lion.

It is good to know the truth and to speak the truth. It is even better to know the truth and speak about palm trees.

If you hear that a mountain has moved, believe; but if you hear that a man has changed his character, believe it not.

There are two kinds of men: those who could be happy and are not, and those who search for happiness and find it not.

Your tongue is like a horse--if you take care of it, it takes care of you; if you treat it badly, it treats you badly.

Conversation is like making love; the man is the question, the woman the answer, and the union of both will bear fruit.

Your tongue is like a horse -- if you take care of it, it takes care of you; if you treat it badly, it treats you badly.

The worst things in life are: To be in bed and sleep not, To want for one who comes not, To try to please and please not.

A man who was always complaining was quite rightly sent to hell. ""Why are you burning damp wood?"" was his first comment.

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