Yemeni Proverbs
Proverbial Wisdom from Yemen Sayings of Yemini origin If you give people nuts, you'll get shells thrown at you. Work like an ant and you’ll eat sugar. Whoever does not help himself cannot help others. Pity the stranger, even if he is rich. If you have honey, don’t lick the pot clean. Look to your near neighbor rather than to your distant brother. Tie your camel first and have faith in God. My fist is in his mouth, his fist is in my eye. Do not sigh, for your enemy will hear and rejoice. A monkey in its mother’s eye is like a gazelle. About Yemen The Republic of Yemen Yemen known as , is an Arab country in Western Asia, occupying the southwestern to the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. Yemen is the second-largest country in the peninsula, occupying 527,970 km2 (203,850 sq mi). The coastline stretches for about 2,000 km (1,200 mi). It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, the Gulf of Aden and Arabian Sea to the south, an...