472 Arab Proverbs / Page 47
- 461. You are like a tree, giving your shade to the outside.
 - 462. You can always find good elements in the misfortune that strikes you.
- 463. You cannot carry two watermelons in one hand.
- 464. You know a man by the sweat of his brow and the strength of his word.
- 465. You may forget with whom you laughed, but you will never forget with whom you wept.
- 466. You only own that which you have earned.
- 467. You will get no nourishment from the flesh of a woman.
- 468. You won't gain knowledge by drinking ink.
- 469. Your friend will swallow your mistakes, your enemy will present them on a plate.
- 470. Your tongue is like a horse -- if you take care of it, it takes care of you; if you treat it badly, it treats you badly.
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