half a loaf is better than none
English translation: ساقية جارية خير من نهر مقطوع
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| 5 | الرمد أحسن من العمى |
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| 5 | ساقية جارية خير من نهر مقطوع |
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| 4 | نصف العمى ولا العمى كله |
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| 4 | من رضي بقليله عاش |
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الرمد أحسن من العمى Explanation: * |
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نصف العمى ولا العمى كله Explanation: نصف العمى ولا العمى كله -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 12 mins (2009-10-13 23:03:27 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- الحول ولا العمى |
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ساقية جارية خير من نهر مقطوع Explanation: نصف رغيف خير من البقاء بلا خبز شيء خير من لا شيء |
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من رضي بقليله عاش Explanation: http://www.google.com.eg/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&... |
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