Do not tell a friend anything you would conceal from an enemy.
One coin in the money-box makes more noise than when it is full.
Those who foretell the future lies, even if he tells the truth.
The rejection of Western democracy derives from the same rejection of secularism but was further sharpened by the Saudi Arabian establishment’s aversion to democracy’s subversive streak and the threat it posed to the Saudi monarchy if unleashed. ...
All mankind is divided into three classes: those that are immoveable, those that are moveable, and those that move.
Beware of one who flatters unduly; he will also censure unjustly.
Call someone your lord and he'll sell you in the slave market.
If begging should unfortunately be thy lot, knock at the large gates only.
Never sit in the place of a man who can say to you, "Rise.".
Do not buy either the moon or the news, for in the end they will both come out.
He that plants thorns must never expect to gather roses.
I am a prince and you are a prince; who will lead the donkeys?.
If you stop every time a dog barks, your road will never end.
Silence is the best answer to the stupid. The fool has his answer on the tip of his tongue.
Throw a lucky man in the sea, and he will come up with a fish in his mouth.
A kind word can attract even the snake from his nest.
If you have much, give of your wealth; if you have little, give of your heart.
The whisper of a pretty girl can be heard further than the roar of a lion.
The rise to prominence of the Saudi novel in Arabic is the great man-bites-dog of recent world literature. Saudi Arabia is a country without a free press, where European styles and forms are distrusted and where the female half of the population beca...
So, I think even in Saudi Arabia there is movement. And we have to remember that over the years they've stabilized the oil price and that is tremendously important for the economies of the world. I think we have no choice but to work with the governm...
Death is a black camel that lies down at every door. Sooner or later you must ride the camel.
