69 Lebanese Proverbs / Page 6
- 51. The person who knew you when you were young will seldom respect you as an adult.
 - 52. The pot always reveals its contents.
- 53. The son of a son is dear, the son of a daughter a stranger.
- 54. The son of an old man is an orphan, and his wife is a widow.
- 55. The worst ache is the present ache.
- 56. Ticks, bedbugs and a crying child are unendurable.
- 57. Two things cannot be hidden: being astride a camel and being pregnant.
- 58. We taught them how to beg, they raced us to the gates.
- 59. We traded in shrouds; people stopped dying.
- 60. Whatever your uncle gives you, take.
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