472 Arab Proverbs / Page 18
341. The best part of repentance is a little sinning.
342. The chameleon does not leave one tree until he is sure of another.
343. The corn will bend but it still ends up in the mill.
344. The cure for bad times is patience.
345. The dawn does not come twice to awaken a man.
346. The devil tempts all men, but idle men tempt the devil.
347. The different sorts of madness are innumerable.
348. The difficult is done at once, the impossible takes a little longer.
349. The dogs bark, but the caravan moves on.
350. The dogs may bark but the caravan moves on.
351. The doorstep weeps for forty days whenever a girl is born.
352. The dreams of a cat are full of mice.
353. The dry reed does not seek the company of fire.
354. The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
355. The English are a nation of shopkeepers.
356. The excess of one is the shortage of another.
357. The eyes are of little use if the mind be blind.
358. The fire is winter's fruit.
359. The first will get the credit, even if the second is better.
360. The fool has his answer on the tip of his tongue.