472 Arab Proverbs / Page 7
- 61. An eloquent cock crows as soon as it comes out of the egg.
 - 62. An imbecile can manage his own affairs better than a wise man the affairs of other people.
- 63. An insult is but a short garment: it reveals the one who wears it.
- 64. An old lion will be mocked by the dogs.
- 65. An unjust king is like a river without water.
- 66. Another man's bread will not fill your belly.
- 67. Any water in the desert will do.
- 68. Arrogance diminishes wisdom.
- 69. Arrogance is a weed that grows mostly on a dunghill.
- 70. Ask advice of an ignorant man and he will think you are his enemy.
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