Pride thyself on what virtue thou hast, and not on thy parentage.

Take care how you listen to the voice of the flatterer, who, in return for his little stock, expects to derive from you considerable advantage. If one day you do not comply with his wishes, be imputes to you two hundred defects instead of perfections.

Were the diver to think on the jaws of the shark, he would never lay hands on the precious pearl.

There is no great difficulty to separate the soul from the body, but it is not so easy to restore life to the dead.

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

No reliance can be placed on the friendship of kings, nor vain hope put in the melodious voice of boys; for that passes away like a vision, and this vanishes like a dream.

The bird alighteth not on the spread net when it beholds another bird in the snare. Take warning by the misfortunes of others, that others may not take example from you.