472 Arab Proverbs / Page 21
- 201. If someone says "There is a wedding ceremony in the clouds," then the women would soon arrive with their ladders.
 - 202. IF the camel once gets his nose in the tent, his body will soon follow.
- 203. If the king says that it is night in the middle of the day, look up at the stars.
- 204. If there were no tears, our ribs would burn.
- 205. If we are both masters, then who shall lead the mules?
- 206. If you are a friend of the captain, you can wipe your hands on the sail.
- 207. If you are offered a bull, do not ask how much milk he will give.
- 208. If you buy cheap meat, you'll smell what you have saved when it boils.
- 209. If you cannot take things by the head, then take them by the tail.
- 210. If you don't know where you are going, look back to where you've come from.
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