Honorable is the person who is aware of his power, yet refrains from inflicting bad things onto others.
Proverbs and old sayings Egyptian about power, people, things, bad luck, bad
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Run as hard as a wild beast if you will, but you won't get any reward greater than that destined for you.
Proverbs and old sayings Egyptian about reward
Beautiful discourse is rarer than emerald, yet it can be found among the servant girls at the grindstones.
Proverbs and old sayings Egyptian
Wish thy friend joy of his journey, but pray in secret that he have no joy, for then may he return quickly to thee.
Proverbs and old sayings Egyptian about joy, pray, wish, secret
When a son attends to his father, it is a twofold joy for both; when wise things are prescribed to him, the son is.
Proverbs and old sayings Egyptian about joy, things
If you are a leader of peace, listen to the discourse of the petitioner. Be not abrupt with him; that would trouble him.
Proverbs and old sayings Egyptian about peace
Lie to a liar, for lies are his coin; Steal from a thief, for that is easy; lay a trap for a trickster and catch him at first attempt, but beware of an honest man.
Proverbs and old sayings Egyptian about thieves, lie, man
The leopard does not eat fish.
Proverbs and old sayings
The sore is cured but the scar remains.
Proverbs and old sayings
A trial between brothers has no winners or losers.
Proverbs and old sayings
When your finger is in pain, your sight is not lazy.
Proverbs and old sayings about pain
If a father does not cultivate, the son does not inherit land.
Proverbs and old sayings
If the metal is not good, you cannot take it out on the blacksmith.
Proverbs and old sayings about good, good luck
Between brothers, whether the trial is won or lost, makes no difference.
Proverbs and old sayings
If you want to clear the land secretly, the noise of the axe will give you away.
Proverbs and old sayings
He who takes on too much squeezes little.
Proverbs and old sayings
It's fair that he who tried to steal yours, loses his.
Proverbs and old sayings
Dip the pitcher into the water enough and it finally breaks.
Proverbs and old sayings about water
Say nothing about another that you wouldn't want to hear about yourself.
Proverbs and old sayings about nothing
That which in the beautiful woman is grace, in the ugly woman turns to disgrace.
Proverbs and old sayings about grace, woman
