“Blood is thicker than water.”
“Only stretch your foot to the length of your blanket.”
“The seeker is the finder.”
“The mud of one country is the medicine of another.”
“A palm tree growing in the shade will not bear ripe fruit.”
“Give every man his due.”
“As the sun’s shadow shifts, so there is no permanence on earth.”
“Having been bitten by a snake, he’s afraid of a rope.”
“Be patient with your enemies and forgiving of your friends.”
“A donkey has two friends: his two hind legs.”
“The rose is a friend of the thorn.”
“Blood cannot be washed out with blood.”
“No one says his own buttermilk is sour.”
“The right answer to a fool is silence.”
“Every man thinks his own thoughts are best.”
“If a forest catches fire, both the dry and the wet will burn up.”
“A river is not contaminated by having a dog drink from it.”
“Bloom where you are planted.”
“What you see in yourself is what you see in the world.”
“Man sins, then blames it on the devil.”
“A lame crab walks straight.”
“When the tiger kills, the jackal profits.”
“Don’t use your teeth when you can untie the knot with your fingers.”
“An old friend is like a saddled horse.”
“Even the largest army is nothing without a good general.”
“A porcupine speaking to its baby says, “O my child of velvet.”"
“Five fingers are brothers but not equals.”
“Every tree feels the force of the wind.”
“Don’t show me the palm tree, show me the dates.”
“Don’t be a thief and you won’t fear the king.”
“To speak ill of anyone is to speak ill of yourself.”
“Allah has said, “Start moving so that I may start blessing.”
