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Proverbs from Around the World

Julie

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So I was reading a book on Arab proverbs we have here and thought it would be cool to have a post about proverbs from other languages. So here are a few Arab proverbs to get it started. Law du a’al-kalb yastajab, kan bitishti al-dunya izan.

If the dog’s prayers were answered, the skies would rain bones.

English equivalent- If wished were horses, beggars would ride.

Illi yakul ‘ala dirsu yinfa’ nafsu

He who chews with his own teeth benefits himself

english equivalent- God helps those who help themselves.

kull bayt wa fishi balu’a

Every house has its sewers

Equivalent- There is a black sheep in every flock

‘Abu ‘l-ward, qulu khaddu ahmar

They criticised the rose, tehy said its cheek was red

equivalent- you find fault with a fat goose

I’ll post some more latter maybe.


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December 8, 2007 | Filed Under Fun and Games, General Forum 

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    Julie
    Julie Says:
    December 15th, 2007 at 7:07 pm

    Here is one I found a while ago that I really like. It is an Arab one too.

    A friend is one to whom one may pour out all the contents of one’s heart, chaff and grain together, knowing that the gentlest of hands will take and sift it, keep what is worth keeping, and with the breath of kindness, blow the rest away.

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    mairabay
    mairabay Says:
    January 2nd, 2008 at 1:48 pm

    it’s the same as “raining cats and dogs”

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  3. 13
    Cattt
    Cattt Says:
    April 7th, 2008 at 10:41 am

    These two I found on the internet:

    “If there is light in the soul
    there will be beauty in the person
    if there is beauty in the person
    there will be harmony in the house
    if there is harmony in the house
    there will be order in the nation
    if there is order in the nation
    there will be peace in the world”-Chinese Proverb

    The soul would have no rainbow
    if the eyes had no tears.
    - Indian proverb

    This one I found when I was in China:
    The real wealth is happiness, not money, the real poverty is ignorance, not want of money.”
    - Buddhist saying.

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