Egyptian Proverbs
Proverbial Wisdom from Egypt Sayings of Egyptian origin The carpenter’s door is falling apart. If there were no fault, there would be no pardon. To know means to record in one's memory; but to understand means to blend with the thing and to assimilate it oneself. Better half a donkey than half a camel. Man, know yourself... and you shall know the gods. The eye doesn't go higher than the brow. Silence is the best answer to the stupid. No discussion can throw light if it wanders from the real point. Be patient with a bad neighbor: he may move or face misfortune. He who knows not shame does whatever he likes. The Arab Republic of Egypt Egypt is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia, via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is the world's only contiguous Eurafrasian nation. Most of Egypt's territory of 1,010,408 square kilometres (390,000 sq mi) lies within the Nile Vall...