Proverb of the day: According to the length of your bed cover, extend your feet

Ahram Online , Saturday 20 Jun 2015

According to the length of your bed cover, extend your feet

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علي قد لحافك مد رجليك
 
Ala qadd lehafak medd regleik
 
Translation: According to the length of your bed cover, extend your feet.
 
Meaning: Live within your means
 

Source: Egyptian Proverbs, (Al-Ahram Center for Translation and Publishing, 1986) by Ahmed Taymour Pasha,

Translated by: Nabil Shawkat

 
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