Arabian Wisdom: Selections and Translations from the Arabic

by John Wortabet, S.A. Kapadia (Editor), Launcelot Cranmer-Byng (Editor)

John Wortabet (1827-1908) was a physician and author. He was Professor of Anatomy at the Medical College in Beirut and physician at the Hospital of the Knights of St. John there. As an author, he wrote an Arabic Version of Gray's Anatomy and also Arabian Wisdom: Selections and Translations from the Arabic (1913) and an Arabic-English and English- Arabic Standard Dictionary (1913). "The wise sayings and proverbs of ancient and modern times, and in all the languages I know or to which I had access in translations, have always had a great attraction for me. Drawn from the experiences and study of human life, they have been reduced by wise men to short, pithy sentences, generally expressed in some quaint or striking form, for conveying sound moral truths. They are intended to be maxims of life, or rules of conduct, chiefly for the young, but may be read with pleasure and profit by both young and old. "

92 pages, Paperback

First published April 16, 2009

Reviews

[Mark Schlechty · Rating 4 out of 5]

Worth reading

Lots of good wisdom and teachings. Most are common sense, but some are more deep and profound. Other statements don't resonate with Western thinking.

[Benjamin Barnes · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was Beautiful

This book is Full of Proverbs and sayings from the middle East the Stories are beautiful...The Price was Beautiful. This also contains some interesting information about the Crusades.