A little and a little, collected together, becomes a great deal; the heap in the barn consists of single grains, and drop and drop make the inundatio….

Most of the birds of the Old World can be found here, as Oman is on a strategic route for migrating birds.

A wise man among the ignorant is as a beautiful girl in the company of blind men..

Virtue is in the mind, not in the appearance..

When a mean wretch cannot vie with another in virtue, out of his wickedness he begins to slander. The abject envious wretch will slander the virtuous….

A peace-mingling falsehood is preferable to a mischief-stirring truth..

It is safer to be silent than to reveal one's secret to any one, and telling him not to mention it..

I fear God the most, but after Him, I fear those who don't fear Him..

Be thou good thyself, and let people speak evil of thee; it is better than to be wicked, and that they should consider thee as good..

Whosoever formeth an intimacy with the enemies of his friends, does so to injure the latter. O wise man! wash your hands of that friend who associate….

Anger that has no limit causes terror, and unseasonable kindness does away with respect. Be not so severe as to cause disgust, nor so lenient as to m….

The sons of Adam are limbs of each other, Having been created of one essence. When the calamity of time affects one limb, the other limbs cannot rema….

Man is, beyond dispute, the most excellent of created beings, and the vilest animal is a dog; but the sages agree that a grateful dog is better than ….

Holiness comes by holy deeds. Not starving flesh of daily needs..

Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself in order that others may admire your wisdom, they will discover your ignorance..

If wisdom was to cease throughout the world, no one would suspect himself of ignorance..

Be not so severe as to cause shyness, nor so clement as to encourage boldness..

Fear not the proud and the haughty; fear rather him who fears God..

Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy..

He who learns, and makes no use of his learning, is a beast of burden with a load of books. Does the ass comprehend whether he carries on his back a ….

To tell a falsehood is like the cut of a saber: for though the wound may heal, the scar of it will remain..