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196 Sayings of Egyptian Origin

1. "Be patient with a bad neighbor, he may move or face misfortune." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Be patient with a bad neighbor, he may move or face misfortune. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

2. "Friendship doubles joy and halves grief." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Friendship doubles joy and halves grief. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

3. "A blow to another's purse is like a blow to a mountain of sand." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

A blow to another's purse is like a blow to a mountain of sand. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

4. "When a whore repents she becomes a matchmaker." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

When a whore repents she becomes a matchmaker. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

5. "Stretch your legs as far as your blanket extends." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Stretch your legs as far as your blanket extends. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

6. "Listen to your conviction, even if they seem absurd to your reason." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Listen to your conviction, even if they seem absurd to your reason. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

7. "A pupil may show you by his own efforts how much he deserves to learn from you." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

A pupil may show you by his own efforts how much he deserves to learn from you. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

8. "The road of knowledge is narrow." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

The road of knowledge is narrow. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

9. "A beautiful thing is never perfect." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

A beautiful thing is never perfect. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

10. "What is hidden is more than what been revealed so far." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

What is hidden is more than what been revealed so far. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

11. "Always watch and follow nature." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Always watch and follow nature. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

12. "Make an effort, and I'll make an effort to help you." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Make an effort, and I'll make an effort to help you. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

13. "The water gives the lie to the diver." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

The water gives the lie to the diver. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

14. "If you trust men, you trust water in a sieve." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

If you trust men, you trust water in a sieve. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

15. "Admitting it when someone else is right is a virtue." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Admitting it when someone else is right is a virtue. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

16. "Turn over the jar and the girl becomes like her mother." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Turn over the jar and the girl becomes like her mother. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

17. "An answer if profitable in proportion to the intensity of the quest." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

An answer if profitable in proportion to the intensity of the quest. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

18. "Pretend to be weak and submissive until you get your chance." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Pretend to be weak and submissive until you get your chance. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

19. "An onion shared with a friend tastes like roast lamb." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

An onion shared with a friend tastes like roast lamb. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

20. "Better a warm welcome than being invited to lunch." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Better a warm welcome than being invited to lunch. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

21. "Run as hard as a wild beast if you will, but you won't get any reward greater than that destined for you." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Run as hard as a wild beast if you will, but you won't get any reward greater than that destined for you. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

22. "Physical consciousness is indispensable for the achievement of knowledge." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Physical consciousness is indispensable for the achievement of knowledge. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

23. "Organization is impossible unless those who know the laws of harmony lay the foundation." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Organization is impossible unless those who know the laws of harmony lay the foundation. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

24. "When the calf falls, the knives come out." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

When the calf falls, the knives come out. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

25. "At the time of a test, a person rises or falls." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

At the time of a test, a person rises or falls. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

26. "The only active force that arises out of possession is fear of losing the object of possession." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

The only active force that arises out of possession is fear of losing the object of possession. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

27. "The person seeking to do good is as good as someone who actually does it." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

The person seeking to do good is as good as someone who actually does it. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

28. "Every man is rich in excuses to safeguard his prejudices, his instincts, and his opinions." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Every man is rich in excuses to safeguard his prejudices, his instincts, and his opinions. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

29. "The seed cannot sprout upwards without simultaneously sending roots into the ground." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

The seed cannot sprout upwards without simultaneously sending roots into the ground. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

30. "Experience will show you, a Master can only point the way." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Experience will show you, a Master can only point the way. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

31. "What is coming is better than what is gone." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

What is coming is better than what is gone. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

32. "Everything is formed by habit, even praying." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Everything is formed by habit, even praying. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

33. "The tears of the adulteress are ever ready to be shed." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

The tears of the adulteress are ever ready to be shed. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

34. "Whoever is ashamed to sleep with his wife will never have children." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Whoever is ashamed to sleep with his wife will never have children. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

35. "The hand in water isn't like the hand in fire." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

The hand in water isn't like the hand in fire. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

36. "Dress up the stick and it becomes a bride." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Dress up the stick and it becomes a bride. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

37. "Altruism is the mark of a superior being." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Altruism is the mark of a superior being. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

38. "The heart of a servant that is not beaten is full of curses." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

The heart of a servant that is not beaten is full of curses. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

39. "Silence is the best answer to the stupid." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Silence is the best answer to the stupid. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

40. "He who burns his tongue from soup will blow in yogurt." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

He who burns his tongue from soup will blow in yogurt. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

41. "The idiot who has his eye on your wife is like a blood sucking fly." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

The idiot who has his eye on your wife is like a blood sucking fly. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

42. "Someone free plays the judge." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Someone free plays the judge. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

43. "Every problem has a solution." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Every problem has a solution. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

44. "For knowledge, you should know that peace is an indispensable condition of getting it." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

For knowledge, you should know that peace is an indispensable condition of getting it. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

45. "Underneath the nice exterior is a bunch of problems." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Underneath the nice exterior is a bunch of problems. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

46. "The cat only likes its strangler." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

The cat only likes its strangler. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

47. "Silence is more than just a lack of words." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Silence is more than just a lack of words. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

48. "Love is one thing, knowledge is another." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Love is one thing, knowledge is another. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

49. "Being alone is better than being with someone bad." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Being alone is better than being with someone bad. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

50. "In his own nest a beetle is a sultan." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

In his own nest a beetle is a sultan. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

51. "Knowledge is consciousness of reality." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Knowledge is consciousness of reality. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

52. "A woman will be twice bound when her chains feel comfortable." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

A woman will be twice bound when her chains feel comfortable. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

53. "If you love, love the moon; if you steal, steal a camel." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

If you love, love the moon; if you steal, steal a camel. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

54. "The one on shore is a master swimmer." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

The one on shore is a master swimmer. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

55. "If you take the monkey for money, the money will go away and the monkey will stay." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

If you take the monkey for money, the money will go away and the monkey will stay. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

56. "The miser destroys what he collected." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

The miser destroys what he collected. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

57. "A person with a wound on his head keeps touching it." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

A person with a wound on his head keeps touching it. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

58. "If your friend is honey, don't lick it all." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

If your friend is honey, don't lick it all. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

59. "One who cooks poison tastes it." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

One who cooks poison tastes it. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

60. "Someone who tries to do two things at once is a liar, and someone who tries to do three things at once is a hypocrite." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Someone who tries to do two things at once is a liar, and someone who tries to do three things at once is a hypocrite. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

61. "A basket has two handles for two people to carry it." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

A basket has two handles for two people to carry it. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

62. "If there were no fault, there would be no pardon." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

If there were no fault, there would be no pardon. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

63. "A man with two ears can be supported by two words." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

A man with two ears can be supported by two words. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

64. "Yesterday's drunkenness will not quench today's thirst." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Yesterday's drunkenness will not quench today's thirst. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

65. "Believe the liar up to the door of his house and no further than that." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Believe the liar up to the door of his house and no further than that. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

66. "Its protector is its thief." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Its protector is its thief. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

67. "The shroud has no pockets." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

The shroud has no pockets. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

68. "The only thing that is humiliating is helplessness." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

The only thing that is humiliating is helplessness. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

69. "Grain must return to the earth, die, and decompose for new growth to begin." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Grain must return to the earth, die, and decompose for new growth to begin. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

70. "If you defy an enemy by doubting his courage you double it." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

If you defy an enemy by doubting his courage you double it. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

71. "Unattended money teaches thievery." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Unattended money teaches thievery. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

72. "One who marries for love alone will have bad days but good nights." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

One who marries for love alone will have bad days but good nights. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

73. "If you get between an onion and its peel you won't get anything except its foul smell." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

If you get between an onion and its peel you won't get anything except its foul smell. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

74. "People bring about their own undoing through their tongues." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

People bring about their own undoing through their tongues. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

75. "Entering a bathroom isn't like leaving it." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Entering a bathroom isn't like leaving it. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

76. "If his heart rules him, his conscience will soon take the place of the rod." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

If his heart rules him, his conscience will soon take the place of the rod. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

77. "Everyone finds himself in the world where he belongs." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Everyone finds himself in the world where he belongs. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

78. "More precious than our children are the children of our children." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

More precious than our children are the children of our children. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

79. "The carpenter's door is falling apart." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

The carpenter's door is falling apart. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

80. "The woman who does not covet the possessions of her husband is in love with another man." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

The woman who does not covet the possessions of her husband is in love with another man. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

81. "The bald woman boasts of her niece's hair." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

The bald woman boasts of her niece's hair. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

82. "The seed includes all the possibilities of the tree." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

The seed includes all the possibilities of the tree. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

83. "The eye doesn't go higher than the brow." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

The eye doesn't go higher than the brow. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

84. "Learn politeness from the impolite." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Learn politeness from the impolite. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

85. "Movement is a blessing." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Movement is a blessing. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

86. "True teaching is not an accumulation of knowledge; it is an awaking of consciousness which goes through successive stages." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

True teaching is not an accumulation of knowledge; it is an awaking of consciousness which goes through successive stages. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

87. "The clever one spins with a donkey's leg." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

The clever one spins with a donkey's leg. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

88. "If you search for the laws of harmony, you will find knowledge." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

If you search for the laws of harmony, you will find knowledge. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

89. "Envious greed must govern to possess and ambition must possess to govern." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Envious greed must govern to possess and ambition must possess to govern. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

90. "The glow soon becomes ashes." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

The glow soon becomes ashes. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

91. "Being involved in a funeral is better than trying to arrange marriages." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Being involved in a funeral is better than trying to arrange marriages. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

92. "Seek peacefully, you will find." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Seek peacefully, you will find. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

93. "One foot isn't enough to walk with." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

One foot isn't enough to walk with. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

94. "The wicked or naughty live longer." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

The wicked or naughty live longer. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

95. "What is written on the brow will inevitably be seen by the eye." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

What is written on the brow will inevitably be seen by the eye. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

96. "We let him in, so he came in with his donkey." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

We let him in, so he came in with his donkey. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

97. "The beautiful is beautiful even right after rising from sleep, and the ugly is ugly even if they wash their face every day." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

The beautiful is beautiful even right after rising from sleep, and the ugly is ugly even if they wash their face every day. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

98. "He got entangled in the evil of his own doings." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

He got entangled in the evil of his own doings. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

99. "The bride gets a bridegroom and the rest get miserable." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

The bride gets a bridegroom and the rest get miserable. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

100. "Because we focused on the snake, we missed the scorpion." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Because we focused on the snake, we missed the scorpion. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

101. "The believer is afflicted." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

The believer is afflicted. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

102. "The bad student's excuse is erasing the blackboard." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

The bad student's excuse is erasing the blackboard. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

103. "Judge by cause, not by effect." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Judge by cause, not by effect. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

104. "Someone with their ass exposed likes to criticize." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Someone with their ass exposed likes to criticize. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

105. "When you know, dare." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

When you know, dare. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

106. "The one who marries my mother, I call him my uncle." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

The one who marries my mother, I call him my uncle. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

107. "Know the world in yourself." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Know the world in yourself. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

108. "Some people's disasters provide benefits for other people." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Some people's disasters provide benefits for other people. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

109. "Eat him for lunch before he eats you for dinner." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Eat him for lunch before he eats you for dinner. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

110. "You get what you pay for." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

You get what you pay for. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

111. "Each truth you learn will be, for you, as new as if it had never been written." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Each truth you learn will be, for you, as new as if it had never been written. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

112. "All organs work together in the functioning of the whole." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

All organs work together in the functioning of the whole. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

113. "He who chatters with you will chatter about you." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

He who chatters with you will chatter about you. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

114. "The eye sees, but the arm is short." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

The eye sees, but the arm is short. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

115. "Your body is the temple of knowledge." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Your body is the temple of knowledge. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

116. "Popular beliefs on essential matters must be examined in order to discover the original thought." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Popular beliefs on essential matters must be examined in order to discover the original thought. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

117. "Making money selling manure is better than losing money selling musk." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Making money selling manure is better than losing money selling musk. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

118. "A small house can lodge a hundred friends." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

A small house can lodge a hundred friends. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

119. "By knowing one reaches belief. By doing one gains conviction." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

By knowing one reaches belief. By doing one gains conviction. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

120. "A man can't be judge of his neighbor intelligence. His own vital experience is never his neighbor's." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

A man can't be judge of his neighbor intelligence. His own vital experience is never his neighbor's. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

121. "The belly dancer dies while her waist is still moving." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

The belly dancer dies while her waist is still moving. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

122. "Ignorance is bliss." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Ignorance is bliss. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

123. "There grows no wheat where there is no grain." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

There grows no wheat where there is no grain. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

124. "When the angels appear, the devils run away." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

When the angels appear, the devils run away. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

125. "To know means to record in one's memory; but to understand means to blend with the thing and to assimilate it oneself." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

To know means to record in one's memory; but to understand means to blend with the thing and to assimilate it oneself. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

126. "If one tries to navigate unknown waters one runs the risk of shipwreck." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

If one tries to navigate unknown waters one runs the risk of shipwreck. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

127. "The son of a goose is a swimmer." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

The son of a goose is a swimmer. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

128. "Rather a piece of bread with a happy heart than wealth with grief." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Rather a piece of bread with a happy heart than wealth with grief. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

129. "I say it's a bull, he says milk it." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

I say it's a bull, he says milk it. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

130. "All seed answer light, but the color is different." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

All seed answer light, but the color is different. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

131. "Those who have an injury on their head keep checking it." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Those who have an injury on their head keep checking it. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

132. "The barking of a dog does not disturb the man on a camel." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

The barking of a dog does not disturb the man on a camel. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

133. "It's always the idiots who have lots of money." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

It's always the idiots who have lots of money. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

134. "He who knows not shame does whatever he likes." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

He who knows not shame does whatever he likes. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

135. "Like mother, like daughter." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Like mother, like daughter. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

136. "Knowledge is not necessarily wisdom." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Knowledge is not necessarily wisdom. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

137. "The miserable person will be miserable even if you hang a lantern on his head." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

The miserable person will be miserable even if you hang a lantern on his head. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

138. "A back does not break from bending." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

A back does not break from bending. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

139. "For every joy there is a price to be paid." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

For every joy there is a price to be paid. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

140. "He who has a back is not beaten on the belly." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

He who has a back is not beaten on the belly. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

141. "Birds of a feather flock together." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Birds of a feather flock together. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

142. "Understanding develops by degrees." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Understanding develops by degrees. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

143. "It is no use whatever preaching Wisdom to men, you must inject it into their blood." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

It is no use whatever preaching Wisdom to men, you must inject it into their blood. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

144. "You want what you want and he wants what he wants, but God does what He wants." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

You want what you want and he wants what he wants, but God does what He wants. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

145. "Leave him in error who loves his error." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Leave him in error who loves his error. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

146. "The key to all problems is the problem of consciousness." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

The key to all problems is the problem of consciousness. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

147. "Repetition teaches even a donkey." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Repetition teaches even a donkey. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

148. "It is the passive resistance from the helm that steers the boat." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

It is the passive resistance from the helm that steers the boat. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

149. "Put a rope around your neck and many will be happy to drag you along." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Put a rope around your neck and many will be happy to drag you along. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

150. "In his mother's eye, the monkey is as beautiful as a gazelle." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

In his mother's eye, the monkey is as beautiful as a gazelle. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

151. "Continuing the same state is impossible." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Continuing the same state is impossible. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

152. "Under the sheikh's hat is a monkey." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Under the sheikh's hat is a monkey. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

153. "The nut doesn't reveal the tree it contains." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

The nut doesn't reveal the tree it contains. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

154. "One hand doesn't clap." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

One hand doesn't clap. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

155. "After his hair went white, he went to school." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

After his hair went white, he went to school. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

156. "Routine and prejudice distort vision." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Routine and prejudice distort vision. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

157. "Seeing someone else's problems makes your own problems seem smaller." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Seeing someone else's problems makes your own problems seem smaller. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

158. "Trusting men is like trusting water in a sieve." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Trusting men is like trusting water in a sieve. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

159. "Pride and dignity would belong to women if only men would leave them alone." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Pride and dignity would belong to women if only men would leave them alone. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

160. "A loss soon is better than a victory much later." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

A loss soon is better than a victory much later. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

161. "If there were no wrongdoing, there would be no forgiveness." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

If there were no wrongdoing, there would be no forgiveness. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

162. "Peace is the fruit of activity, not of sleep." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Peace is the fruit of activity, not of sleep. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

163. "No discussion can throw light if it wanders from the real point." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

No discussion can throw light if it wanders from the real point. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

164. "A borrowed coat does not keep one warm." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

A borrowed coat does not keep one warm. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

165. "When a slave mounts a camel he wants to ride on both humps." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

When a slave mounts a camel he wants to ride on both humps. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

166. "Cover up the good you do, do like the Nile and conceal your sources." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Cover up the good you do, do like the Nile and conceal your sources. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

167. "The dog's tail will never straighten out." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

The dog's tail will never straighten out. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

168. "Old countries don't disappear overnight; they stay for breakfast." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Old countries don't disappear overnight; they stay for breakfast. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

169. "Did the sheep manure turn to caramel?" (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Did the sheep manure turn to caramel? (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

170. "It's all the same thing to those who know nothing." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

It's all the same thing to those who know nothing. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

171. "Better half a donkey than half a camel." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Better half a donkey than half a camel. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

172. "A beggar but acting like a rich man." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

A beggar but acting like a rich man. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

173. "Every man must act in the rhythm of his time, such is wisdom." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Every man must act in the rhythm of his time, such is wisdom. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

174. "Each man thinks his own horizon is the limit of the world." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Each man thinks his own horizon is the limit of the world. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

175. "False ambition serves the neck." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

False ambition serves the neck. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

176. "Love and let the world know, hate in silence." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Love and let the world know, hate in silence. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

177. "For the benefit of the flowers, we water the thorns, too." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

For the benefit of the flowers, we water the thorns, too. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

178. "True sages are those who give what they have, without meanness and without secret!" (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

True sages are those who give what they have, without meanness and without secret! (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

179. "The unlucky one finds even bones in tender meat." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

The unlucky one finds even bones in tender meat. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

180. "The plant reveals what is in the seed." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

The plant reveals what is in the seed. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

181. "Our senses serve to affirm, not to know." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Our senses serve to affirm, not to know. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

182. "Follow the saint no further than his doorstep." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Follow the saint no further than his doorstep. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

183. "Images are nearer reality than cold definitions." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Images are nearer reality than cold definitions. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

184. "When a woman is not singing, she is not working much either." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

When a woman is not singing, she is not working much either. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

185. "Money is sweet balm." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Money is sweet balm. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

186. "The day cuts off the promise of the night." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

The day cuts off the promise of the night. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

187. "Walk in a funeral but don't walk into a marriage." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Walk in a funeral but don't walk into a marriage. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

188. "A house has the character of the man who lives in it." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

A house has the character of the man who lives in it. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

189. "Whoever lets himself be led by the heart will never lose his way." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Whoever lets himself be led by the heart will never lose his way. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

190. "Man, know yourself, and you shall know the gods." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Man, know yourself, and you shall know the gods. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

191. "The tyrant is only the slave turned inside out." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

The tyrant is only the slave turned inside out. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

192. "In every vital activity it is the path that matters." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

In every vital activity it is the path that matters. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

193. "Pass by your enemy hungry but never naked." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Pass by your enemy hungry but never naked. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

194. "To teach, one must know the nature of those whom one is teaching." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

To teach, one must know the nature of those whom one is teaching. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

195. "I am talking to you, daughter-in-law, so that you could hear it, neighbor!" (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

I am talking to you, daughter-in-law, so that you could hear it, neighbor! (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

196. "Winds do not blow as the ships wish." (Egyptian Sayings) Click to tweet

Winds do not blow as the ships wish. (Egyptian Sayings);  #MiddleEasternSayings

 

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