Egyptian Proverbs and Sayings

Egyptian Quotes and Proverbs:

The best and shortest road towards knowledge of truth is Nature.

Your body is the temple of knowledge.

The son of the swan is a good swimmer

Experience will show you, a Master can only point the way.

When you speak, know that which can be brought against you.

A house has the character of the man who lives in it.

Never speak untruth and falsity knowingly.

All organs work together in the functioning of the whole.

May no lies be spoken against me in the presence of God.

A man’s heart is his own Neter.

Because we focused on the snake, we missed the scorpion.

Pride feels no pain.

Pride goes before a fall.

It is no use whatever preaching Wisdom to men: you must inject it into their blood.

Error carries away the unteachable.

A pupil may show you by his own efforts how much he deserves to learn from you.

Envious greed must govern to possess and ambition must possess to govern.

Altruism is the mark of a superior being.

Always watch and follow nature.

Pride and dignity would belong to women if only men would leave them alone.

The plant reveals what is in the seed.

When the angels present themselves, the devils abscond.

Peace is the fruit of activity, not of sleep.

Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

Put a rope around your neck and many will be happy to drag you along.

Declare your line of conduct without reticence.