Egyptian Proverbs, Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings
22 Egyptian Proverbs
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“A beautiful thing is never perfect.”
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“A man's ruin lies in his tongue.”
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“Be patient with a bad neighbor: he may move or face misfortune.”
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“Because we focused on the snake, we missed the scorpion.”
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“Bed is the poor man's opera.”
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“False ambition serves the neck.”
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“If there were no fault, there would be no pardon.”
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“Learn politeness from the impolite.”
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“Making money selling manure is better than losing money selling
musk.”
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“Malice drinketh its own poison.”
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“Pride and dignity would belong to women if only men would leave
them alone.”
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“Pride feels no pain.”
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“Pride goes before a fall.”
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“Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a
fall.”
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“Put a rope around your neck and many will be happy to drag you
along.”
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“Put a stout heart to a steep hill.”
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“Put a stout heart to a stey brae.”
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“Put by for a rainy day.”
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“Run as hard as a wild beast if you will, but you won't get any
reward greater than that destined for you.”
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“The barking of a dog does not disturb the man on a camel.”
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“The tyrant is only the slave turned inside out.”
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“When the angels present themselves, the devils abscond.”
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