Most of the birds of the Old World can be found here, as Oman is on a strategic route for migrating birds

A wise man among the ignorant is as a beautiful girl in the company of blind men.

Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.

Whatever makes an impression on the heart seems lovely in the eye.

I fear God the most, but after Him, I fear those who don't fear Him.

You who feel no pain at the suffering of others It is not fitting for you to be called human.

When the belly is empty, the body becomes spirit; and when it is full, the spirit becomes body.

It's no virtue to gain the whole world. Just gain the heart of one person.

If a gem falls into mud it is still valuable. If dust ascends to heaven, it remains valueless.

The best loved by God are those that are rich, yet have the humility of the poor, and those that are poor and have the magnanimity of the rich.

Whoever acquires knowledge but does not practice it is as one who ploughs but does not sow.

Be yourself because an original is worth more than just a copy.

Yeah, 'cause you're just another vehicle goin' by and by.

Be beautiful for yourself, Janie. And only if you want to. If a man is worthy of you, he’ll see more beauty in who you are than in what you look like.

A calm water is like a still soul.

The pauper is vulnerable to pride and pride is the destroyer of man's glory.

I should do something about the cigarettes; I quite accept that it's bad for your health, but you know a moderate tipple is positively beneficial and, at certain times, absolutely essential.

[N]o country can squander itself to prosperity on the ruin of its taxpayers.

Inner happiness actually is the fuel of success.

Boredom is the root of all evil - the despairing refusal to be oneself.

A longing for the dance stirs in the buried life.