129 Arabian Proverbs / Page 5
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None but a mule denies his family.82.
Nothing but a handful of dust will fill the eyes of man.83.
One coin in the money-box makes more noise than when it is full.84.
One is better off seated than standing. lying than seated, asleep than awake, and dead than alive.85.
Pardon is the choicest flower of victory.86.
Patience is the key of joy; but haste is the key to sorrow.87.
Prayer is the pillow of religion.88.
Salt will never be worm-eaten.89.
Search knowledge though it be in China.90.
Seek counsel of him who makes you weep, and not of him who makes you laugh.91.
Silence is the best answer to the stupid. The fool has his answer on the tip of his tongue.92.
Sinning is the best part of repentance.93.
Sins of omission are seldom fun.94.
Sunshine all the time makes a desert.95.
The barber learns his trade on the orphan's chin.96.
The benefits you get become the debts you owe to others.97.
The different sorts of madness are innumerable.98.
The difficult is done at once, the impossible takes a little longer.99.
The dogs bark, but the caravan moves on.100.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.