472 Arab Proverbs / Page 20
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The mouth of a canon is less dangerous than that of a scandalmonger.382.
The nail supports the hoof, the hoof the horse, the horse the man, the man the world.383.
The one-eyed person is a beauty in the country of the blind.384.
The poor always smell.385.
The rope of a lie is short.386.
The sinning is the best part of repentance.387.
The slave must be content with the joys of his master.388.
The soul of a fool is always dancing on the tip of his tongue.389.
The soul of an idiot is always dancing on the end of his tongue.390.
The soul will only be at rest when it stops hoping.391.
The strength of the heart comes from the soundness of the faith.392.
The tongue of experience utters the most truth.393.
The tree of silence bears the fruits of peace.394.
The whisper of a pretty girl can be heard further off than the roar of a lion.395.
The word of the king is the king of words.396.
The words of the elderly are as sweet as honey, but if you do not listen they become as sour as bile.397.
The words of tongue should have three gate keepers.398.
The world is like carrion; those who love and eat from it are dogs.399.
The worst things in life are: To be in bed and sleep not, To want for one who comes not, To try to please and please not.400.
The wound of words is worse than the wound of swords.