591 Arabic Proverbs / Page 21
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Proverbs are the lamp of speech.402.
Refers to people who are late in doing things.403.
Remind the youngster of his next life.404.
Rima came back to her old habits.405.
safer than the pigeon of Mekkah.406.
Said: What would the blind want ? Said: A bag of eyes.407.
Seek counsel of him who makes you weep, and not of him who makes you laugh.408.
Seek education even if it takes you to China.409.
Seek education from the cradle to the grave.410.
Seek knowledge from the cradle to the grave.411.
Seek to get.412.
Self-praise is like chewing cotton wool.413.
Send a wise man and don't advise him.414.
Seven trades but no luck.415.
Shall the gosling teach the goose to swim?416.
Shall the sheep go astray, they will be led by the ill goat.417.
Shallow waters mak' maist din.418.
Silence is the sign of approval.419.
Similar to a bee: in their mouths they carry sweet honey, and in their tails poison.420.
Sit where you are welcomed and helped, and don't sit where you are not welcomed.