افْتَحْ فَمَكَ فَقَطْ إذَا كَان مَا سَتَقُولهُ أجمَل مِنَ الصَّمْت
iftah famaka faqat itha kana ma sa taqoulouhou ajmal mina'ssamt
"Open your mouth only if what you are going to say is more beautiful than silence"
عَقْلك فِي رَاسك تَعْرَفْ خلَاصَكْ
aqlak fi rassak ta'araf khalassak
"You have your own mind, do as you please"
احْذَرْ عَدُوّكَ مَرّة وصَدِيقَك ألْفَ مَرّة، فَإِنْ انْقَلَبَ الصّدِيقْ فَهُوَ أعْلَمُ بِالمَضَرّة
ihthar 'adouwak marra wa sadiqak alfa marra, fa in inqalaba assadiq fahwa a'alam bil madharra.
“Be wary around your enemy once, and your friend a thousand times. A double crossing friend knows more about what harms you.”
إصْلاَحُ المَوْجُودِ خَيْرٌ مِن انْتظَارِ المَفْقُود
islah al mawjoud khayrun min intidhar al mafqud
“It’s better to fix what you have than wait to get what you don’t have.”
ِالأفْعَالُ أبْلَغ مِنَ الأقْوَال
al afa'al ablagh mina'l'aqwal
“Actions speak louder than words.”
ُتَجْرِي الرِّيَاحُ بِمَا لا تَشْتَهِي السّفُن
tajri arriyah bima la tachtahi assoufounu
“Winds blow counter to what the ship wants.” ( You don’t always get everything your way. )