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"

"It is better to learn late than never"

"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"

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

"It is not every question that deserves an answer"

"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"

"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"

"A beautiful face is a mute recommendation"

"Where there is unity there is always victory"

"When you confer a benefit on those worthy of it, you confer a favor on all"

"To do two things at once is to do neither"

"The bare recollection of anger kindles anger"

"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"