Bedouin Proverbs

Keep women far away from song, because it is a summons to adultery.

I against my brother. My brother and I against our cousin. My brother, my cousin and I against the neighbors. All of us against the stranger.

As the camel falls to its knees, more knives are drawn.

The broth is cooking, and now we have to act as one.

Knowledge is light. And all who contribute bring light to our world.

Only in complete silence, will you hear the desert.

The braid must never walk before the moustache.

My treasures do not chink or glitter. They gleam in the sun and neigh in the night.

The lightly burdened shall be saved.

He who shares my bread and salt is not my enemy.