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The wise elders used to say: بالنار يختبر الذهب، وبالذهب تختبر المرأة، ...

Don’t Fear Social Media Warriors: Barking dogs don’t bite, biting dogs don’t bark… The Persians say: مرغی که نچیر (گوشت) میخوره نوکش کجه ... 'Birds who [hunt] eat meat have curved beaks.' The hunters are known… so don’t be afraid w...

It is said: يمكن للكذبة أن تسافر حول الكرة الأرضية، بينما الحقيقة مازالت ترتدي حذاءها. “Lies can travel around the globe, before the truth gets a chance to put on its shoes.” But the truth always catches up and pre...

There are some people who help others so selflessly, that they almost forget about themselves ... كالإبرة تكسي غيرها وهي عريانة “Like the needle which clothes everyone while remaining naked.” Not all heroes wear capes ......

African Proverb: على عكس الدماغ ، تنبهك المعدة عندما تكون فارغة "Unlike the brain, the stomach alerts you when its empty."...

Proverb: جاء يكحلها وأعماها "He came to put Kohl in her eyes but he blinded her." Imam A'mash had an argument with his wife, so one of his friends tried to reconcile between them. His friend said to the wife of Imam A'mash: "A'mas...

Pashto proverb: د باران نه تښتیدلو د ناوی لاندی مو شپه شوه 'We tried to escape from the rain, but we ended up sleeping under the drainage pipe.' Don't escape a BAD situation, IF the alternative is WORSE. BAD is no...

An Egyptian proverb: جا يكحلها عماها "He wanted to apply eye-liner in her eyes, instead, he blinded her." This is said when a person tries to improve a situation, but actually makes it worse than it actually was....

There is an Arabic proverb: التكرار يعلم الحمار "Repetition teaches (even) a donkey." 'al-takrar yu'allim al-himar' This is said when a person keeps making the same mistake, after repeatedly getting corrected....

A proverb to use, when people ask you to do the impossible: اقول ثور ، يقول احلبوه I say: "It's a Bull!" He says: "Milk it."...