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Every leaf of the tree becomes a page of the book, once the heart is opened and it has learnt to read.
Great God, have pity on the wicked, for thou didst everything for the good, when thou madest them good!
Most of the birds of the Old World can be found here, as Oman is on a strategic route for migrating birds
Now that another is suffering pain at thy hand, trust not that thy heart shall be exempt from affliction.
God preserve us! If men knew what is done in secret, no one would be free from the interference of others.
Most of the birds of the Old World can be found here, as Oman is on a strategic route for migrating birds.
To tell a falsehood is like the cut of a saber: for though the wound may heal, the scar of it will remain.
Keep belly lightly loaded, if mind would wisdom see;For bodies crammed to bursting, make empty souls to be.
Nothing is so good for an ignorant man as silence; and if he was sensible of this he would not be ignorant.
The heart is like a musical instrument of many strings, all the chords of which require putting in harmony.
Kings stand more in need of the company of the intelligent than the intelligent do of the society of kings.
He taught people with his best way. He showed his beauty. He was all good so peace be on him and his family.
Though someday we may become as eloquent as Sahban, but we might also miss the essence of the Forgiving One.
Whenever thy hand can reach it, tear out the foe's brain, for such an opportunity washes anger from the mind.
Much contention and strife will arise in that house where the wife shall get up dissatisfied with her husband.
The wise man tells not what he knows. It is not prudent to sport with one's head by revealing the king's secrets.
In the faculty of speech man excels the brute; but if thou utterest what is improper, the brute is they superior.
There is no great difficulty to separate the soul from the body, but it is not so easy to restore life to the dead.
A dog will never forget the crumb thou gavest him, though thou mayst afterwards throw a hundred stones at his head.
If a piece of worthless stone can bruise a cup of gold, its worth is not increased, nor that of the gold diminished.
I have often found a small stream at its fountain-head, that, when followed up, carried away the camel with his load.
An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend, excepting lust, the indulgence of which increases its enmity.
To use the hands in making quicklime into mortar is better than to cross them on the breast in attendance on a prince.
Roam abroad in the world, and take thy fill of its enjoyments before the day shall come when thou must quit it for good.
Two orders of mankind are the enemies of church and state; the king without clemency, and the holy man without learning.
Expose not the secret failings of mankind, otherwise you must verily bring scandal upon them and distrust upon yourself.
Be generous, and pleasant-tempered, and forgiving; even as God scatter favors over thee, do thou scatter over the people.
A tree, freshly rooted, may be pulled up by one man on his own. Give it time, and it will not be moved, even with a crane
Oman overall has great animal and plant biodiversity because it has mountains, desert, coastal areas and rich coral reefs.
The bad fortune of the good turns their faces up to heaven; the good fortune of the bad bows their heads down to the earth.
If thou tellest the sorrows of thy heart, let it be to him in whose countenance thou mayst be assured of prompt consolation.
People are crying up the rich and variegated plumage of the peacock, and he is himself blushing at the sight of his ugly feet.
Court the society of a superior, and make much of the opportunity; for in the company of an equal thy good fortune must decline.
There is a difference between him who claspeth his mistress in his arms, and him whose eyes are fixed on the door expecting her.
Obedience is not truly performed by the body of him whose heart is dissatisfied. The shell without a kernel is not fit for store.
Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself in order that others may admire your wisdom, they will discover your ignorance.
He who learns the rules of wisdom, without conforming to them in his life, is like a man who labored in his fields, but did not sow
Be thou good thyself, and let people speak evil of thee; it is better than to be wicked, and that they should consider thee as good.
Whoever interrupts the conversation of others to make a display of his fund of knowledge, makes notorious his own stock of ignorance.
The best loved by God are those that are rich, yet have the humility of the poor, and those that are poor and have the magnanimity of the rich.
Tell no one the secret that you want to keep, although he may be worthy of confidence; for no one will be so careful of your secret as yourself.
When thou seest thine enemy in trouble, curl not thy whiskers in contempt; for in every bone there is marrow, and within every jacket there is a man.
A little and a little, collected together, becomes a great deal; the heap in the barn consists of single grains, and drop and drop make the inundation.
The world is not a courtroom There is no judge no jury no plaintiff. This is a caravan filled with eccentric beings telling wondrous stories about God.
It is wrong to follow the advice of an adversary; nevertheless it is right to hear it, that you may do the contrary; and this is the essence of good policy.
Man is, beyond dispute, the most excellent of created beings, and the vilest animal is a dog; but the sages agree that a grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.
Obedience insures greatness, whilst disobedience leads to a repulse. Whosoever possesseth the qualities of righteousness placeth his head on the threshold of obedience.
Anger that has no limit causes terror, and unseasonable kindness does away with respect. Be not so severe as to cause disgust, nor so lenient as to make people presume.
The bird alighteth not on the spread net when it beholds another bird in the snare. Take warning by the misfortunes of others, that others may not take example from you.
Whosoever formeth an intimacy with the enemies of his friends, does so to injure the latter. O wise man! wash your hands of that friend who associates with your enemies.