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Arabic proverbs
Often an Arabic proverb will seem to have an equivalent in English. Sometimes it is almost an exact
equivalent, as in the Arabic proverbs:
 If speech is silver, then silence is golden.
 Love is blind.
 He whose house is made of glass should not throw stones.
Some Arabic proverbs have near-equivalents, as in the following.
1. Need brings ways.
2. I Hear noise but see no grinding.
3. What comes with ease goes with ease.
4. Send your son to the marketplace and see with whom he associates.
5. Man plans and God manages.
6. A bird in the hand is better than ten on a tree.
7. A seeker of knowledge and a seeker of money never meet.
8. Too many cooks burn the food.
9. Repetitive visits cause boredom.
10. Save your white coin for a black day.
11. One hand does not clap.
12. Time is gold.
13. Sleep early and wake up early and see how healthy you will be.
14. God helps his subjects so long as they help one another.
15. Who works achieves and who sows reaps.
16. Never postpone today’s work until tomorrow.
17. Ask a man of experience rather than a doctor.
18. Don’t cut the tree that shades you.
19. The close ones have prior claim on your favor.
20. A monkey in his mother’s eye, is a gazelle.
21. Kindness will draw a bird.
22. He who branded others should be stoic when branded himself.
23. If you see a lion’s teeth, don’t mistake it for a smile.
24. We call him father, the one that mother married.
Proverb Rubric: + = Excellent work in this area
O= Weak area or missing
____ Followed directions given, including plenty of:
Arabesque(see hand out for design ideas, “plant pattern”)
Arabic calligraphy(see handout)
____Shows thought and effort (intricate, detailed work)
____Neatly done(designs, coloring, etc.) (Not taped unless it is hidden & doesn’t show)
____ Colorful
____ Minimal white or plain space
____Heading (#, Name, etc.) on back of proverb
____Proverb has a border of approximately 1 or 1 ½ inches (this will include your arabesque and
calligraphy)
____Proverb is neatly written and easily read. Proofread carefully (spelling, punctuation, etc.)
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English Proverbs
Blood is thicker than water. Charity begins at home.
God helps those who help themselves
A bird in the hand is worth two in a bush.
Time is money.
A man is known by the company he keeps. Birds of a feather flock together.
You can catch more flies with honey than vinegar. He can charm the birds out of the
tree.
G. Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
H. It takes two to tango.
I. He can dish it out, but he can’t take it.
J. Too many cooks spoil the broth.
K. Man proposes; God disposes.
L. Appearances can be deceiving.
M. Don’t bite the hand that feeds you.
N. Save it for a rainy day.
O. Experience is the best teacher.
P. As ye sow, so shall ye reap.
Q. Easy to come, easy go.
R. Never put off tomorrow what can be done today.
S. It’s a wise child that knows its own father. When the child doesn’t look like the
husband, “Oh, he belongs to the milkman”
T. He had a face only a mother could love
U. Familiarity breeds contempt. Guests and fish go bad in three days.
V. Necessity is mother of invention. Where there’s a will, there’s a way.
W. All talk no action. The proof is in the pudding.
X. A lover of money and a lover of truth never meet.
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F.