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Proverb of the day: That which is brought by the wind is taken away by the storms ما تجيبه الرياح تاخده الزوابع

Ahram Online , Friday 18 Dec 2015

That which is brought by the wind is taken away by the storms

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   ما تجيبه الرياح تاخده الزوابع 

Ma tegibu el riyah takhdu el zawabie

Translation: That which is brought by the wind is taken away by the storms.

 

Meaning: Easy come, easy go. This proverb, no longer in common use, advises you to use caution with anything gained without hard work, as it may just as easily be taken away. The message is that you need to truly earn something for it to be permanent.

 

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

 

 

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