Great Throughts Treasury

"He who does not shape you does not cut you."

"A (Muslim) man of law will not go to paradise without his kin (because their ties are very strong)."

"A (stupid) head and a blunt knife, if they are near at hand, will always prove useful."

"A bald spot reveals itself unexpectedly. Said about an unexpected trouble."

"A beard should be shown a beard (i.e. in a dispute an experienced man should be opposed by a man of similar experience)."

"A barking hyena is better than one which keeps silent (it is less dangerous)."

"A broken tradition angers God."

"A brave man dies once, a coward a thousand times."

"A brave man is scared of a lion three times: first when he sees the tracks; second when he hears the first roar; and third when they are face to face."

"A cat in her house has the teeth of a lion."

"A camel (in caravan) follows the tracks of the leading camel."

"A brother is like one's shoulder."

"A cat in its own house has lion?s fangs."

"A camel can tolerate a heavy load, but not a crooked rope."

"A childless old lady is obsessed with sea shells."

"A closed mouth is gold."

"A coward dies before the courageous dies."

"A coward (a man whose cowardice is betrayed by his eyes) is beaten with his own stock."

"A coward knows that he is talked about."

"A coward is full of precaution."

"A deer is an elder to its family."

"A dog which refuses a bone is not alive."

"A deceiver never prospers (a cheater never succeeds)."

"A fire lit by sinful man (a hypocrite) burns a sinless man (a good Muslim)."

"A filled stomach does not sympathize with an empty one."

"A foal quietly suckles a she-donkey from behind (not being afraid of a kick)."

"A fool brings the rope himself with which he will be bound."

"A fool and a woman will not get off the man they have brought down."

"A giraffe bone can only be broken against another giraffe bone (a difficult problem can only be solved with adequate means)."

"A grown-up ma concludes his speech with a joke."

"A good man may be controlled by his wife, while lesser man dominates his"

"A fool is not a kinsman (i.e. one cannot rely upon)."

"A fool has no luck."

"A home without a mother is like a desert (mother makes home trustworthy, happier and lovable; without her, it?s dark, fearful and very horrible to live in)."

"A gluttonous man is like a a dead man (as if killed by a sword)."

"A husband and his wife live together neither at war nor at peace."

"A hunchback knows how he should sleep (i.e. every man knows better than you what he needs."

"A liar settles his witness in a faraway place (i.e. he calls as witness someone who is not able to come."

"A liar calls as witness one who is either dead or far away."

"A just sentence cannot make happy (make laugh), both sides at once."

"A lie leaves no trace (i.e. it has no weight)."

"A living mouth does not give up talk"

"A man prolonging his age sees a camel giving birth."

"A man throws stones not words."

"A madman does not lack wisdom."

"A man caught by a flood clings to the foam."

"A man one year elder to you is one cunning year elder to you."

"A man vomits not where he wants to but where he is forced to. This means: Sometimes a man is not able to control his actions."

"A man who dictates separates himself from others."

"A man who has eaten something becomes shy."