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There is a proverb that says: باب النجار مخَلَّع "The carpenter’s door is loose." Start fixing yourself first, then your immediate family and then beyond. You often see doctors who neglect their own health, teacher...

Once a blind man was carrying a lantern… He was asked: “Why do you carry a lantern while it doesn’t benefit you?” The blind man replied: “I carry this lantern so that the people of eyesight don’t bump into me.” خرج اعمى ليشرب من النهر وبيده مصباح ين...

Men don’t cry over minor issues, that’s why they say: إذا بكي الرجال فإعلم أن الهموم فاقت قمم الجبال “When you see the crying of men (rijaal), then know that worries have exceeded the peaks of mountains (ji...

It is said: إذا صلحت العين صلحت سواقيها "If the fountain is good, its streams will be good ..." There are exceptions to this: sometimes the fountain will be pure, but the streams that reach us may have been polluted...

The ideas we share with people are like seeds. Sometimes, it feels like we’re planting seeds: بواد غير ذي زرع "... in a barren valley..." [Qur'an 14:37]. Some people don’t want to listen, but keep going… the seeds ...

It is said: الْفُرْصَةُ تَمُرُّ مَرَّ السَّحَابِ، فَانْتَهِزُوا فُرَصَ الْخَيْرِ "Opportunities pass by like clouds ... seize a good opportunity without delay!"...

Don't face every calamity head-on, some adversities are too big to tackle head-on ... they will break us… be flexible and let things pass: وشبهوه في ذلك بالريح العاصفة التي لا تضر بما لان له من الشجر ومال معها من الحشيش، وما استهدف لها من الدواح الع...

It is said: كيف يستقيم الظل والعود أعوج؟ “How can the shadow be straight, while the branch is crooked?” If you want the shadow to be straight, then straighten the branch. Don't try to straighten the...

A proverb: ‎من ركب حصانين شق دبره “Whoever rides two horses, will rip his backside.” Meaning: don’t try to do too many things at once. Do one thing at a time, whether it’s a job, or studies or a tas...

Ibn al-Jawzi mentions a proverb of the ancients: وذكر الحكماء في أمثالهم قالوا : قيل للذئب ما بالك تعدو أسرع من الكلب فقال لأني أعدو لنفسي والكلب يعدو لصاحبه. A wolf was asked: "How is it that you can run faster than a dog?" ...