472 Arab Proverbs / Page 3
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A secret is like a dove: when it leaves my hand it takes wing.42.
A sense of humor is the pole that adds balance to our steps as we walk the tightrope of life.43.
A small tumbledown house is better than a communal palace.44.
A sponge to wipe away the past; a rose to sweeten the present; a kiss to greet the future.45.
A thousand curses never tore a shirt.46.
A wise man associating with the vicious becomes an idiot; a dog traveling with good men becomes a rational being.47.
A wise man's day is worth a fool's life.48.
A woman's belly is a garden with many kinds of fruit.49.
A woman's mosque is her home.50.
Act like you are an idiot and everyone will respect you.51.
Advice given in the midst of a crowd is loathsome.52.
After dinner, rest; after supper walk a mile.53.
After lunch, rest; after dinner take a walk.54.
All earthly goods we have only on loan.55.
All kinds of fame belong partly to others.56.
All mankind is divided into three classes: those that are immoveable, those that are moveable, and those that move.57.
All sunchine makes the desert.58.
All sunshine makes the desert.59.
Allah does not love the aggressors.60.
An army of sheep led by a lion would defeat an army of lions led by a sheep.