Quotes by Syrian authors

"No man is happy who does not think himself so"

"From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own"

"A good reputation is more valuable than money"

"Practice is the best of all instructors"

"If you wish to reach the highest, begin at the lowest"

"The wounds of love can only be healed by the one who made them"

"Admonish your friends privately, but praise them openly"

"Some remedies are worse than the disease"

"Each day is the scholar of yesterday"

"It is not every question that deserves an answer"

"The judge is found guilty when a criminal is acquitted"

"The bare recollection of anger kindles anger"

"It is a bad plan that admits of no modification"

"He whom many fear, has himself many to fear"

"Familiarity breeds contempt"

"A hasty judgment is a first step to recantation"

"You are in a pitiable condition if you have to conceal what you wish to tell"

"It is folly to punish your neighbor by fire when you live next door"

"He who lives in solitude may make his own laws"

"The timid man calls himself cautious, the sordid man thrifty"

"Good health and good sense are two of life's greatest blessings"

"Audacity augments courage; hesitation, fear"

"Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm"

"What is left when honor is lost?"

"To refuse graciously is to confer a favor"

"It is better to learn late than never"

"God looks at the clean hands, not the full ones"

"Count not him among your friends who will retail your privacies to the world"

"Art has a double face, of expression and illusion, just like science has a double face: the reality of error and the phantom of truth"

"An angry man is again angry with himself when he returns to reason"