Arabian Proverbs (Part1)
1. Book is like a garden carried in the pocket. 
2. A book that remains shut, is but a block. 
3. A kind word can attract even the snake from his nest. 
4. A little and a little, collected together, becomes a great deal; the heap in the barn consists of single grains, and drop and drop makes an inundation. 
5. A little bird wants but a little nest. 
6. A little body doth often harbour a great soul. 
7. A little debt makes a debtor, a great one an enemy. 
8. A man profits more by the sight of an idiot than by the orations of the learned. 
9. All mankind is divided into three classes: those that are immovable, those that are moveable, and those that move. 
10. Beware of one who flatters unduly; he will also censure unjustly. 
11. Compete, don't envy. 
12. Death is a black camel that lies down at every door. Sooner or later you must ride the camel. 
13. Death is a black camel which kneels at every man's gate. 
14. Diligence is a great teacher. 
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