Egyptian proverbs
Some Egyptian proverbs:
- Time never gets tired of Running -Amad(The great Egyption poet)
- Bathe her and then look at her. Meaning: Look at a girl without makeup and hairdo to see if she’s really pretty.
- Cover your candle, it will light more. Meaning: Be cautious! Don’t brag about what you have.
- He whose house is made out of glass, shouldn’t throw stones at people. Meaning: Think of the repercussions before taking actions; you may be more liable to get harmed.
- Knowledge is in the head, not the copybook. Meaning: Thinking is more important than just getting knowledge from books.
- The man who marries my mother, I call him uncle. Meaning: If you can’t beat them, join them.
- Give saturday, you will find sunday Meaning: That when you have a good history of doing good things, it will come back to you. Kind of What goes around comes around.
