Here are some Arabic proverbs:
“The smarter you are, the less you speak.”
“Everyone is critical of the flaws of others, but blind to their own.”
"Be careful of your enemy once and of your friend a thousand times, for a double crossing friend knows more evil."
“Anger begins with madness, but ends in regret.”
“Laugh and the world laughs with you; weep, and you weep alone.”
“It’s better to avoid mistakes altogether than do something that you should apologize for after.”
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It is better to accept a small gift than the promise of a better gift
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Can we please have a culture sharing for once instead of complaining about politics or your own features
"Elephants die leaving ivory, dead tigers leave stripes, dead humans leave names."
"The loser becomes ashes, the winner becomes coals."
"Elephant on the eyelids is invisible, yet an ant across the ocean is apparent."
>vittu saatana
English sayings are too commonplace and numerous to bother, no one cares. Still, I'll contribute. 'Blood is thicker than water' seems to have been inverted in meaning.
>Modern commentators, including authors Albert Jack[7] and R. Richard Pustelniak,[8] claim the original meaning of the expression was that the ties between people who've made a blood covenant were stronger than ties formed by "the water of the womb".
>The use of the word "blood" to refer to kin or familial relations has roots dating back to Greek and Roman traditions.[9] This usage of the term was seen in the English-speaking world from the late 1300s.
>Although not specifically related to the expression, H.C. Trumbull notes an interesting comparison of blood and milk in the Arab world:
>We, in the West, are accustomed to say that "blood is thicker than water" ; but the Arabs have the idea that blood is thicker than milk, than a mother's milk. With them, any two children nourished at the same breast are called "milk-brothers," or "sucking brothers"; and the tie between such is very strong. [..] But the Arabs hold that brothers in the covenant of blood are closer than brothers at a common breast; that those who have tasted each other's blood are in a surer covenant than those who have tasted the same milk together ; that "blood-lickers," as the blood-brothers are sometimes called, are more truly one than "milk-brothers," or "sucking brothers"; that, indeed, blood is thicker than milk, as well as thicker than water.
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>“The smarter you are, the less you speak.”
There's wisdom here and we have a similar saying(s).
>"Be careful of your enemy once and of your friend a thousand times, for a double crossing friend knows more evil."
This is too cynical for me. If you have reason to believe that you may be betrayed then sure but I'd rather live under the assumption that a fren is a fren.
>“It’s better to avoid mistakes altogether than do something that you should apologize for after.”
I occasionally hear the opposite, here. "Better to ask forgiveness than permission", but it's usually retards saying this before doing something they know they shouldn't.
Money doesn't create happiness but you'd better cry in a Mercedes than on a bike
>The smarter you are, the less you speak.”
In France we have "culture is like Jam, the less you have the more you try to spread"
Basé.
"Si hay pelito no hay delito"
"Si pesa más que un pollo me la follo"
is this a meme proverbs?
Yes
"If it has (small) hair (its implied that its pubic) its not a crime"
"If it weights more than a chicken I fuck her"
pretty good ya op
>“Laugh and the world laughs with you; weep, and you weep alone.”
forocochero, aprende a poner imágenes primero :facepalm:
"The only thing good when reheated is goulash"
"Shirt is closer to you than coat"
"You don't look in the mouth of a horse you got as a gift."
"Better a sparrow in your hand than a dove on the roof"
"Who's digging a hole for someone else, will end up falling into it themself"
"The farmer won't eat what he doesn't know"
"Help yourself, then god will help you."
"Dogs that bark won't bite"
>"The loser becomes ashes, the winner becomes coals."
What did they mean by this?
"A dick doesn't have eyes"
"He who fart while pissing will be blessed for 20 more years"
"The fork is pushing today's meal, the faggot is pushing yesterday's meal"
>"Elephants die leaving ivory, dead tigers leave stripes, dead humans leave names."
I like this one.
Here are some of my shitty translations:
"Measure hundredfold, cut only once"
"Some disasters are blessings"
"Teeth of a gifted horse should not be inspected" (or something like that)
"Dishonorable child is a mockery of his parents"
"Show me the trouble and I'll show you the way"
"Serpent shed his skin but his heart remains the same"
"Dog was useless at home so he ran to hunt"
"A good son is a rose for his mothers heart"
"A fox brought his own tail as a witness"
"Educated man is a treasure for the world, uneducated-a burden"
"Rust chews through metal and sorrow through heart"
>What did they mean by this?
I think its basically that a heroic man is a fuel (inspiration) for future heroes.
it's about fighting worthless fight, some kind like "Fighting with me is like being in the special olympics. You may win, but in the end you’re still a retard.”
Play with the monkey, and he will show you the darkness of his cock
Horrible post
>"Pasado pisado"
Literally means past stepped on. Alas, "move on"
">A las palabras se las lleva el viento"
Words are blown away by the wind. Implies the importance of actions over promises.
">Al pato se le conoce por la cagada"
Roughly means "you know about the duck because of the way he takes dumps" or rather, you know someone because he always fucks up whatever he does.
The first two and the fourth one are the same thing in Brazil. Does it came from the romans or greeks by any chance?
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Seems Arabic
At least that's what sources say since I can't fins anything that leads saying it's from Rome or Greek
"Kurwa kurwie łba nie urwie"
This, pretty much...
it's true
tal3eb m3a l9erd ywarrik swéd ja3bou
"We wanted to do best, yet it turned out as usual"
A very common saying by the first Russian (post-soviet) PM.
My grandad (Syrian) used to say: "A bird in one hand is better than ten on the tree."
wtf does it say?
i hate you
In Russia we say "a titmouse in your hands is better than a crane in the sky"
ja3bou ltawa la fhemtha marra ma3neha zeb we marra ma3neha zok
Listen to the words that make you cry and don't listen to the words that make you laugh
Ignore my head and hit
The first one: it's so sad when you give your ass intact and they return it torn apart"
The second one: "to seduce a woman you don't need no money, you need an extraordinary dick, sense of humour and confidence in your libido. Don't confuse Okhota with Baltika"
Better dead than red
why did you translate it, retard
With poor people you learn to cook, with rich people you learn to save money.
thanks
eat shit
"Monkey in the jungle is breastfed, but child at home left died of hunger"
"Pull a hair out of the flour, the hair is not broken, the flour is not scattered"
"Hold to an ember until it turns into ashes"
"Follow the way of the paddy, the more full it is, the more it bows"
"Shy asking question, get lost"
Just for lulz fren