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21. Kiss any arm you cannot break, a and pray to God to break it.. Syrian Proverb. Kiss any arm you cannot break, a and pray to God to break it.

22. Marry the girl of a good family though she be seated on a mat, very poor.. Syrian Proverb. Marry the girl of a good family though she be seated on a mat, very poor.

23. No one cries for losing money but the one who earned the money, no one cries for losing the child but his mother.. Syrian Proverb. No one cries for losing money but the one who earned the money, no one cries for losing the child but his mother.

24. Stone dead hath no fellow.. Syrian Proverb. Stone dead hath no fellow.

25. The cloth of shame does not warm and if it does, it does so only briefly.. Syrian Proverb. The cloth of shame does not warm and if it does, it does so only briefly.

26. The land is cultivated by its own oxen.. Syrian Proverb. The land is cultivated by its own oxen.

27. The mouse fell from the ceiling, and the cat cried The mouse fell from the ceiling, and the cat cried "Allah!".

28. The person who deals in camels should make the doors high.. Syrian Proverb. The person who deals in camels should make the doors high.

29. The zawan of your own country is better than the wheat of strangers.. Syrian Proverb. The zawan of your own country is better than the wheat of strangers.

30. When you are dead, your sister's tears will dry as time goes on, your widow's tears will cease in another's arms, but your mother will mourn you until she dies.. Syrian Proverb. When you are dead, your sister's tears will dry as time goes on, your widow's tears will cease in another's arms, but your mother will mourn you until she dies.

31. When your neighbor shaves, you start to wet your cheeks.. Syrian Proverb. When your neighbor shaves, you start to wet your cheeks.

32. Writing is the mother of eloquence and the father of artists.. Syrian Proverb. Writing is the mother of eloquence and the father of artists.

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