Great Throughts Treasury

"He who steals an egg will steal a camel."

" A dog will always be a dog, even if he is raised by lions."

"Beware of the man to whom you have done a good turn."

"Hygiene is two thirds of health."

"Lock your door rather than suspect your neighbor."

"The pot always reveals its contents."

"Love overlooks defects; hatred magnifies them."

"Talking is not like doing."

"A bird in the hand is better than ten on a tree."

"A bite from a loving mouth is worth more than a kiss from any other."

"A cemetery never refuses a corpse."

"A clear conscience shines not only in the eyes."

"A dressed up lie is worth more than a badly told truth."

"A donkey is a donkey though it may carry the Sultan's treasure."

"A friend is the one that lends a hand during the time of need."

"A lion on me and an ostrich in war. (Strong in a place and weak in another)"

"A horse may trip."

"A man of sixty (is only good) for slaughtering."

"A man with one plan (lit. intention) goes out (to execute it); a man with two plans becomes perplexed."

"A mother is a school, preparing her is like preparing a good nation."

"A person who does not speak out against the wrong is a mute devil."

"A polite devil is more agreeable than a rude saint."

"A problem is solved when it gets tougher."

"A needle in a haystack."

"A mosquito can make the lion's eye bleed."

"A stranger is blind even when he sees."

"A throw without a thrower."

"A servant who has two masters, lies to one of them."

"A sinking man will try to catch any rope."

"A tree starts with a seed."

"A wretched year has twenty-four months."

"Adventure is the best thing anyone can do everywhere, reading is the best all the time."

"Advice sharpens a rusty opinion."

"Allah is kind, and he likes those who are kind too."

"Actions speak louder than words."

"An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth."

"An excuse is sometime more ugly than a guilt"

"An intelligent deaf-mute is better than an ignorant person who can speak."

"Among the blind, the one-eyed man is king."

"Arrogance over the arrogant is modesty."

"As far as the heavens/sky from the earth."

"An unshod mocks a shoe."

"As soon as he started, he went far."

"Anger begins with madness and ends with regret."

"Ask for the knowledge that would be useful to you, would keep you from harm and shame, then elevate you."

"Avoid what may require an apology."

"Avoid the company of a liar. And if you can't avoid him, don't believe him."

"Avoiding mistakes is better than apologizing after."

"Be aware of the idiot, for he is like an old dress. Every time you patch it, the wind will tear it back again."

"Be careful of your enemy once and of your friend a thousand times, for a double crossing friend knows more evil. (or knows more about what harms you)"