If a piece of worthless stone can bruise a cup of gold, its worth is not increased, nor that of the gold diminished.

The bad fortune of the good turns their faces up to heaven; the good fortune of the bad bows their heads down to the earth.

The severity of the master is more useful than the indulgence of the father.

A little beauty is preferable to much wealth.

Much contention and strife will arise in that house where the wife shall get up dissatisfied with her husband.

That sorrow which is the harbinger of joy is preferable to the joy which is followed by sorrow.

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