Arabic

Much travel is needed before a raw man is ripened.
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!
Keeping a secret is a commitment.
The best answer will come from the person who is not angry.
Tomorrow is close if you have patience, or, Tomorrow is another day.
We have one language, and two ears for a reason: we need to listen more than we speak.
Laughing without a reason is rude.
The stupid might want to help you, but they just ended up hurting you.
It’s better to avoid mistakes altogether than do something that you should apologize for after.
A foolish man may be known by six things: Anger without cause, speech without profit, change without progress, inquiry without object, putting trust in a stranger, and mistaking foes for friends.
Distance equals disaffection.
Believe what you see and lay aside what you hear.
The house of a tyrant is a ruin.
Even if friend is honey, don’t lick them all up.
The fruit of silence is tranquility.
Do not delay today’s work for tomorrow. Don’t procrastinate!
The smarter you are, the less you speak.
Tougher than a stone.
An envious person is the unhappiest.
The carpenter’s door is loose. This might refer to the idea that people who make a profession or a habit of one thing might not have the time to even use that skill in their own life. They take care of everyone except for themselves.
A secret is like a dove: when it leaves my hand it takes wing.
The key to everything is determination.
Winds blow counter to what the ship wants. You don’t always get everything your way.
Wishing does not make a poor man rich.
Good health is a crown worn by the healthy that only the ill can see.
There’s always tomorrow.
Forgetting is the plague of knowledge.
Good health is a crown worn by the healthy than only the ill can see.
Do not eat your bread on somebody else’s table. This means that you shouldn’t benefit off of someone else’s expense; as in, you shouldn’t dirty someone else’s table if you’re just going to be eating your bread.
Examine what is said, not him who speaks.
Send a wise man; don’t advise him.
Days are like countries. This means that a country might be great today, but not tomorrow. This applies to people as well.
Ask your purse what you should buy.
Ask the experienced rather than the learned.
Time is made of gold.
Beware the levelheaded person if they’re angry. Levelheaded people are usually calm and collected, and don’t anger easily. This saying refers to the fact that if something set off a levelheaded person, you should be more worried!
He makes a dome out of a grain. This is the equivalent of making a mountain out of a mole hill.
Determination is the key to everything.
Opinion comes before the bravery of the braves.
Everyone is critical of the flaws of others, but blind to their own.
Like a fish in water. Another way to say that someone is a natural.
You can’t clap with one hand.
There is always something to learn from experimentation.
He who sees the calamity of other people finds his own calamity light.
Avoid that which requires an apology.
Lack of intelligence is the greatest poverty.
Arrogance diminishes wisdom.
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!
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.
The wisest is the one who can forgive.
Do not buy either the moon or the news, for in the end they will both come out.
A house divided cannot stand.
A known mistake is better than an unknown truth.
If you have an opinion, you better be determined.
If you’re unable to reward, then make sure to thank.
What is learned in youth is carved in stone.
Be in the world, but not of the world.
Laugh and the world laughs with you; weep, and you weep alone.
Falseness lasts an hour, the truth lasts until the end of time.
The stingy have large porches and little morality.
Unity is power.
Every sun has to set.
Silence is the sign of approval.
Anger begins with madness, but ends in regret.
Lying is a disease, and truth is a cure.
A tree begins with a seed.
Eat less to sleep more.
Close the door that brings in the wind and relax. This means that sometimes, rather than taking a beating, you should just shut off the source of the noise, distraction, problem – that is, if you can – and take a break.
Actions speak louder than words.
With care do you realize your opportunities.
You are striking cold iron. This means you’re trying to change something that you can’t.
Be wary around your enemy once, and your friend a thousand times. A double crossing friend knows more about what harms you.
Think of the going out before you enter.
The mouth should have three gatekeepers. Is it true? Is it kind? And is it necessary?
A tree begins with a seed.
You reap what you sow.
Few know how much we must know in order to know how little we know.
Love sees sharply, hatred sees even more sharp, but jealousy sees the sharpest for it is love and hate at the same time.
Jealousy is nothing more than a fear of abandonment.
If the wind blows, ride it.
Avoid the company of liars, but if you can’t, don’t believe them. This one is pretty straightforward, isn’t it?
If you are charitable, you are rich.
A sense of humor is the pole that adds balance to our steps as we walk the tightrope of life.
Ignorance is the most terrible acquaintance.
Get together like brothers, but work together like strangers.
Make distance between you and every dirtiness.
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.
Visit rarely, and you will be more loved.
Give your friends your money and your blood, but don’t justify yourself. Your enemies won’t believe it and your friends won’t need it.
Go with the lesser of two evils.
Arrogance is a weed that grows mostly on a dunghill.
No crowd ever waited at the gates of patience.
Be patient and you’ll get what you want.
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.
It’s better to fix what you have than wait to get what you don’t have.
The fruit of timidity is neither gain nor loss.
Planning is half of living.
More skillful than a silk worm.
Discipline your son when he’s young, and be his friend when he grows up.
Experimentation is the greatest science.