- Call on God, but row away from the rocks.
- Brains are not to be found in the beard.
- Better lie than gossip.
- Better cross-eyed than blind.
- Be like a camel — carrying sweets but dining on thorns.
- Be bad to the bad; good to the good; be a flower to other flowers and a thorn to other thorns.
- An arch never sleeps.
- Always be well dressed, even when begging.
- A thief is a thief, whether he steals a diamond or a cucumber.
- A person who misses a chance and the monkey who misses its branch — both cannot be saved.
- A pearl is worthless as long as it is still in its shell.
- A man without money is like a bow without arrows.
- A man without a woman is only half a man.
- A man laughs at others and weeps for himself.
- A lie has no author, nor a liar a conscience
- A foolish bride gets no presents.
- A fight in your neighbor’s house is refreshing.
- A dog always bites under the knee.
- A doctor is only a doctor when he has killed one or two patients.
- A coconut shell full of water is a sea to an ant.
- A cat in a cage becomes a lion.
- A buffalo does not feel the weight of his own horns.
- A beautiful woman belongs to everyone; an ugly one is yours alone.
- One finger can’t lift a pebble.
- Blaming your faults on your nature does not change the nature of your faults.
- Don’t bargain for fish which are still in the water.
- Large desire is endless poverty.
- Only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the noonday sun.
- The weakest go to the wall.
- You can only lean against that which resists.
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