الجواب ينقرا من عنوانه
El gawab yenqara min enwanu
Translation: The letter’s content is revealed in the letterhead.
Meaning: Go by the first impression. You don’t have to read the whole letter, or the whole book, to have a glimpse of the ending. So if someone acts weird in your first encounter, expect him/her to remain weird in future ones.
Source: Egyptian Proverbs, (Al-Ahram Center for Translation and Publishing, 1986) by Ahmed Taymour Pasha,
Translated by: Nabil Shawkat
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