129 Arabian Proverbs / Page 3
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Example is better than law.42.
Fear not the man who fears God.43.
Fortune is with you for an hour, and against you for ten.44.
Four things come not back -- the spoken word, the sped arrow, the past life, and the neglected opportunity.45.
God sells knowledge for labour -- honour for risk.46.
Good to sell knowledge for labor, honor for risk.47.
Greed lessens what is gathered.48.
Habit is the sixth sense that dominates the other five.49.
He who eats alone chokes alone.50.
He who has health, has hope. And he who has hope, has everything.51.
He who has health, has hope; and he who has hope, has everything.52.
He who plants thorns must never expect to gather roses.53.
He who speaks about the future lies, even when he tells the truth.54.
He who wants to sell his honor will always find a buyer. The garlic complained to the onion, "You stink!" If you count your friend's mistakes, he will desert you. Many wars have been caused by a single word.55.
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.56.
How tight can life be without the space of hope.57.
I am a prince and you are a prince; who will lead the donkeys?.58.
I came to the place of my birth and cried, "The friends of my youth, where are they?" And echo answered, "Where are they?"59.
If begging should unfortunately be thy lot, knock at the large gates only.60.
If I were to trade in winding sheets, no one would die.