The doorstep weeps for forty days whenever a girl is born.
The dreams of a cat are full of mice.
The dry reed does not seek the company of fire.
The excess of one is the shortage of another.
The eyes are of little use if the mind be blind.
The fire is winter's fruit.
The first will get the credit, even if the second is better.
The grave is our mother.
The greatest tranquility is when we desire nothing.
The house of danger is built upon the borders of safety.
The liar's mother is a virgin.
The lion said: I am the best one to take care of my business.
The man with no patience waits for daylight, and when it comes he'll be blind.
The monkey looks into the mirror and sees a gazelle.
The most useful holy war is the one fought against your own passions.
The mother of someone who is killed can sleep; the mother of the murderer cannot.
The mouth of a canon is less dangerous than that of a scandalmonger.
The nail supports the hoof, the hoof the horse, the horse the man, the man the world.
The poor always smell.
The rope of a lie is short.
The slave must be content with the joys of his master.
