One Thousand and One

English Proverbs Translated

Into Arabic

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a

penny gained..jLaJl

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soul never

came

to

two pence.

A prophet ispeople.

not without honour save in his

own

country and in his

own

A quiet conscience A rich man's joke is A rolling

sleeps in thunder.

always funny..A^ a*i

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stone gathers no moss.( Li.jjia ^aijjj jjJaJli1

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are not saints that

go

to church.

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are not thieves that dogs bark

at.

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asses

wagis

their ears.(a$ij4juiI

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bread

not baked in one oven.

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cats are grey in the

dark

(in the night).

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covet,

all lose.

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doors open to courtesy.

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good things come

to

an end.

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is

fair in love

and war.

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is

fish that

comes

to his net..i^Lajui

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is

not lost that

is

in peril._JjSLa

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is

well that ends well..Ig-aJjIjij

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lay load

on the willing horse.13

All

men men

can't

be

first.

All

can't

be masters.

All promises are either broken or kept.A

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All roads lead to

Rome

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All sugar and honey.

All that glitters

is

not gold.,4-lA J A-aij

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All things are difficult before they are easy.,

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All truths are not to be told.

All

work and no play makes Jack

a dull boy..(jjjj-ai. S)lj)l\ (_J*^J L_lJ

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"Almost" never killed a

fly

(was never hanged).

AmongAn An An An

the blind the one-eyed

man

is

king.

apple a day keeps the doctor away.'

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ass in a lion's skin...lull (_

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ass

is

but an ass, though laden with gold.

ass loaded with gold climbs to the top of the castle..

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An empty hand is no An empty

lure for a

hawk.

sack cannot stand upright.

14

An empty

vessel gives a greater sound than a full barrel.

An Englishman's An An An An Anevil

house

is

his castle.

chance seldom comes alone.

honest tale speeds best, being plainly told..(JjJaJI (JSjjJj

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An old poacher makesAn open door may An An An

the best keeper.

tempt a

saint.sjjjoji(jiiiiii

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ounce of discretion

is

worth a pound of learning

(wit).

ox

is

taken by the horns, and a

man by

the tongue.

unfortunate

man would be drowned

in a teacup.(jjl (j}1.

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Anger and haste hinder good counsel.

Any

port in a storm.

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life.

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Haste makes waste..4-al.lill

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Haste

trips

over

its

own

heels..4-al.lill

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Hasty climbers have sudden

falls.

Hate not

at the first

harm.

Hatred

is

blind, as well as love..'

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HawksHealth

will not pick

hawks' eyes.

is

better than wealth._Sjj!1SI

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He

begins to die that quits his desires.

He cannot speak well Hecarries fire in

that

cannot hold his tongue.

one hand and water

in the other.,dLa (_sja.7l jji

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He dances

well to

whom fortune pipes.

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gives twice

who

gives in a

trice.

goes long barefoot that waits for dead man's shoes..'"'J'""

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is

a fool that forgets himself.

is

a good friend that speaks well of us behind our backs.

is

happy

that thinks himself so.

is

lifeless that is faultless.

is

not

fit

to

commandat that

others that cannot

command himself.

is

not laughed

laughs

at

himself first...la.1 4_j

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that

would have eggs must endure would

the cackling of hens.

that

the daughter win,

must with the mother_

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begin.Jjj(j-a

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travels fastest

who

travels alone

He who He whoHe who

is

born a fool

is

never cured.lgjjl.ll y i-Mf.l AJJLlsJI

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goes against the fashion

is its

slave.}* " ^-*;

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last

straw breaks the camel's back.

The leopard cannot change The longest day has an end. The love of money The

its

spots.

is

the root of

all evil.jjjjjlSl,

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mill cannot grind with the water that65

is

past.

The

mills of

God

grind slowly.

The moon does not heed The more The more

the barking of dogs.

haste, the less speed.

the merrier.

The morning sun never The mouse The nearer The nearer The pen The

lasts

a day.

that has but

one hole

is

quickly taken.

the bone, the sweeter the flesh..faJll

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the church, the further

from God.^*J

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73

To pour water To To To To To

into a sieve..(Ja LaJI

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pull the chestnuts out of the fire for

somebody._1_1XJ

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pull the devil

by

the

tail.

put a spoke in somebody's wheel.

put off

till

Doomsday.

put (set) the cart before the horse.

To rob To

one's belly to cover one's back.

roll in

money._

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To run with To

the hare and hunt with the hounds.

save one's bacon.

To send To To To To To To

(carry) owls to

Athens

.

set the

wolf to keep the sheep.

stick to

somebody

like a leech._jj jxJi aj (j 111

strain at a gnat

and swallow a camel.

take the bull

by the horns.

teach the dog to bark.

tell tales

out of school.

To throw

a stone in one's

own

garden.74

To throw To throw Totreat

dust in somebody's eyes.(4. juj*4

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straws against the wind.

somebody with a dose of his own medicine.steam-hammercrack nuts.

To use

a

to

To wash To wear

one's dirty linen in public._^iL-aj(

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one's heart

upon

one's sleeve.

To weep over an To work with

onion.

the left hand.dlaJS]

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Tomorrow never comes..

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Too many cooks Too much

spoil the broth.

curiosity lost Paradise..fJaill pjjjai Jj| jll

Jj.^qll

Too much knowledge makes Too much of a goodthing

the

head bald.,

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Wealth

is

nothing without health.,4

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Well begun

is

half done.

What

can't

be cured, must be endured.

What can you expect from Whatis

a

hog but a

grunt.

bred

in the

bone

will not go out of the flesh..AjJajll'

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What What What WhatWhat

is

done by night appears by day.

is

done cannot be undone.j ^a j

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is

lost is lost.

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sauce for the goose

is

sauce for the gander.

is

the

good of a sundial

in the shade.

What

is

worth doing

at all is

worth doing well..4_j2b (jl ^Lafc aSii.1 (_>ac.I

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What must be, must be._4_la

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You cannot judge You cannot make

a tree by

it

bark.

a crab walk straight.

You cannot make an omelet You cannot make You cannot make

without breaking eggs.

a silk purse out of a sow's ear.

bricks without straw.

You cannot put young heads on You cannot You cannotserve

old shoulders.2

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