591 Arabic Proverbs / Page 2
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A mouth that praises and a hand that kills.22.
A nod for a wise man, and a rod for a fool.23.
A person who does not speak out against the wrong is a mute devil.24.
A problem is solved when it gets tougher.25.
A promise is a cloud; fulfillment is rain; and the best promise is that which has been proved by rain.26.
A secret is like a dove: when it leaves my hand it takes wing.27.
A secret is like a dove: when it leaves my hand it takes wing.28.
A sense of humor is the pole that adds balance to our steps as we walk the tightrope of life.29.
A servant who has two masters, lies to one of them.30.
A throw without a thrower.31.
A tree starts with a seed.32.
A wise man associating with the vicious becomes an idiot; a dog traveling with good men becomes a rational being.33.
A wise man's day is worth a fool's life.34.
A word to the wise is sufficient.35.
Account by the dinar, give charity by the ass load.36.
Actions speak louder than words.37.
Advice sharpens a rusty opinion.38.
Afar, it enraptures the heart, when near, it rends the gallbladder.39.
Afraid of one's shadow.40.
All mankind is divided into three classes: those that are immovable, those that are moveable, and those that move.