More Arabic Proverbs
- Tomorrow is close if you have patience, or, Tomorrow is another day.
- A secret is like a dove: when it leaves my hand it takes wing.
- He makes a dome out of a grain. This is the equivalent of making a mountain out of a mole hill.
- A known mistake is better than an unknown truth.
- Actions speak louder than words.
- Get together like brothers, but work together like strangers.
- We have one language, and two ears for a reason: we need to listen more than we speak.
- The key to everything is determination.
- Determination is the key to everything.
- If you have an opinion, you better be determined.
- With care do you realize your opportunities.
- Make distance between you and every dirtiness.
- Laughing without a reason is rude.
- Winds blow counter to what the ship wants. You don’t always get everything your way.
- Opinion comes before the bravery of the braves.
- If you’re unable to reward, then make sure to thank.
- You are striking cold iron. This means you’re trying to change something that you can’t.
- The rope of lies is short. There is only so much leeway you have when you lie. Once that very short rope runs out, you’ll have to face the consequences.
- The stupid might want to help you, but they just ended up hurting you.
- Wishing does not make a poor man rich.
- Everyone is critical of the flaws of others, but blind to their own.
- What is learned in youth is carved in stone.
- Be wary around your enemy once, and your friend a thousand times. A double crossing friend knows more about what harms you.
- Visit rarely, and you will be more loved.
- It’s better to avoid mistakes altogether than do something that you should apologize for after.
- Good health is a crown worn by the healthy that only the ill can see.
- Like a fish in water. Another way to say that someone is a natural.