He gets his passage for nothing and then winks at the captain’s wife.
More Arab Proverbs:
Diligence is a great teacher.Arab
Pardon is the choicest flower of victory.
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A good deed dies when it is spoken about.
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What the wolf mourns is food for the fox.
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He who predicts the future lies, even if he tells the truth.
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When you die, your sister's tears will dry as time goes on, your widow's tears will end in another's arms, but your mother will mourn you until the day she dies.
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