More Arabic Proverbs
- Even if friend is honey, don’t lick them all up.
- Examine what is said, not him who speaks.
- Lack of intelligence is the greatest poverty.
- Every sun has to set.
- Love sees sharply, hatred sees even more sharp, but jealousy sees the sharpest for it is love and hate at the same time.
- The envious were created just to be infuriated. This means that there’s no end result to envy other than fury. If you’re feeling envious, you’re only leading yourself down a path to anger.
- The fruit of silence is tranquility.
- Send a wise man; don’t advise him.
- Arrogance diminishes wisdom.
- Silence is the sign of approval.
- Jealousy is nothing more than a fear of abandonment.
- It’s better to fix what you have than wait to get what you don’t have.
- Do not delay today’s work for tomorrow. Don’t procrastinate!
- Days are like countries. This means that a country might be great today, but not tomorrow. This applies to people as well.
- Avoid things that will require an apology. This means if you want to do something that you know you’ll have to apologize for, you should probably just not do it!
- Anger begins with madness, but ends in regret.
- If the wind blows, ride it.
- The fruit of timidity is neither gain nor loss.
- Much travel is needed before a raw man is ripened.
- The smarter you are, the less you speak.
- Ask your purse what you should buy.
- In haste there is regret, but in patience and care there is peace and safety. This means you shouldn’t rush things, because if you rush something you’ll end up doing a poor job and regretting the results. If you take your time, you’re ensuring a good end result and can feel peace in knowing that.
- Lying is a disease, and truth is a cure.
- Avoid the company of liars, but if you can’t, don’t believe them. This one is pretty straightforward, isn’t it?
- Planning is half of living.
- Wealth comes like a turtle and runs away like a gazelle. This means it can take ages for you to find wealth, but spending it all is far too easy – it can disappear before you know it!
- Tougher than a stone.