Arabic Proverbs

Arabic Proverbs distill wisdom from desert life, caravan trade, and Qur’anic ethics. Rich in metaphor and rhyme, they praise honor, hospitality, and patience, guiding choices in family, work, and fate.

The stingy rich man is poorer than the generous poor man. (Arabic Proverb)
Generosity will be discredited if it is given in excess. View proverb
Arabic Proverb
Appetite comes with the first bite, and a quarrel with the first word. View proverb
Arabic Proverb
Silence is a brother of delight. View proverb
Arabic Proverb
Leave evil, it will leave you. View proverb
Arabic Proverb
If you've done good, stay silent; if good has been done to you, share to others. View proverb
Arabic Proverb
Any wise enemy is better than an ignorant friend. View proverb
Arabic Proverb
Don't celebrate someone's departing unless you know who will succeed him. View proverb
Arabic Proverb
Ask advice of an ignorant man and he will think you are his enemy. View proverb
Arabic Proverb
All sunshine makes a desert. View proverb
Arabic Proverb
A woman's belly is a garden with many kinds of fruit. (Arabic Proverb)
The eyes are of little use if the mind be blind. View proverb
Arabic Proverb
Cooler than ice. View proverb
Arabic Proverb
He who has health has hope, and he who has hope has every thing. View proverb
Arabic Proverb
A little and a little, collected together, becomes a great deal; the heap in the barn consists of single grains, and drop and rop makes an inundation. View proverb
Arabic Proverb
A man cannot be a good physician if he has never been sick himself. View proverb
Arabic Proverb
A fable is a bridge that leads to truth. View proverb
Arabic Proverb
A secret is like a dove: when it leaves my hand it takes wing. View proverb
Arabic Proverb
A small tumbledown house is better than a communal palace. View proverb
Arabic Proverb
After dinner, rest; after supper walk a mile. View proverb
Arabic Proverb
After lunch, rest; after dinner take a walk. (Arabic Proverb)
An eloquent cock crows as soon as it comes out of the egg. View proverb
Arabic Proverb
An insult is but a short garment: it reveals the one who wears it. View proverb
Arabic Proverb
An old lion will be mocked by the dogs. View proverb
Arabic Proverb
Ask thy purse what thou should'st buy. View proverb
Arabic Proverb
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