An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend.

Liberty is of more value than any gifts; and to receive gifts is to lose it. Be assured that men most commonly seek to oblige thee only that they may engage thee to serve them.

Joy and sorrow, beauty and deformity, equally pass away.

The sea does not contain all the pearls, the earth does not enclose all the treasures, and the flint-stone does not inclose all the diamonds, since the head of man encloses wisdom.

Oman overall has great animal and plant biodiversity because it has mountains, desert, coastal areas and rich coral reefs.

The sons of Adam are formed from dust; if not humble as the dust, they fall short of being men.

A tree, freshly rooted, may be pulled up by one man on his own. Give it time, and it will not be moved, even with a crane