Like Moon Over Morocco, Return to Inverness has quite a few proverbs and sayings mixed in with the story, and like the MOM sayings, I wrote them down and listed them here. Enjoy.

"The higher the castle, the nearer to the lightning."

"Nothing is certain but the unforeseen."

"You can’t catch two frogs with one hand."

"The camel carries the burden, the dog does the panting."

"No land without stones, no meat without bones."

"He who gives fair words feeds you with an empty spoon."

"Pleasant words will draw a snake from its hole."

"Why keep a dog and bark yourself?"

"It is a brave bird that makes its nest in the cat’s ear."

"One who knows not that the Prince of Darkness is but the other face of the King of Light knows not me."

"Death is the black camel that kneels before every door."

"In the far off field, the cabbages are fine."

"When all men say you are an ass, it’s time to bray."

"The jungle will not be without a tiger."

"The kite flies because of the tail."

"A pair of women’s breasts has more pulling power than a pair of oxen."

"True reality: Of this there is no academic proof in the world, because it is hidden, hidden and hidden."

"No hair, so small, but has its shadow."

"Every path has a puddle."

"A book is like a garden carried in the pocket."

"The story is only half told when one side tells it."

"The wet main fears no rain."

"Night is the mother of plots."

"The meaning of life is to make life meaningful."

"Every road has two directions."

"No hair, so small, but has its shadow." (2)

"A peacock has too little in its head and too much in its tail."

"A friend is another self."

"He that has no silver in his purse must have silk on his tongue."

"One must howl with the wolves."

"A word before is worth two behind."

"It isn’t every kind of wood that a whistle can be made from."

"A good bell is heard far. A bad one, still farther."

"He gets a double victory who conquers himself."

"If you knees are knocking, kneel on them."

"He that knows little often repeats it."

"If Heaven drops a date, open your mouth."

"The best passion is compassion."

"The cockroach never wins its case when the chicken is the judge."

"A wise man changes his mind, a fool never."

"Courage is fear that has said its prayers."

"It is no time to bow when the head if off."

"Giving advice to a stupid man is like giving salt to a squirrel."

"Hope is the last thing to die."

"Hot water is no playground for a frog."

"When you’re deep in water, the best thing to do is shut your mouth."

"The morning hour has gold in its mouth."

"The more you tramp on a turd, the broader it grows."

"Craft must have clothes, but truth loves to go naked."

"All who snore are not asleep."

"Tell the truth and chain the Devil."

"He who leaves his house in search of happiness pursues a shadow."

"Ignorance is the night of the mind."

"The greater the sinner, the greater the saint."

"Even the feeblest knock is heard on heaven’s door."

"Life is short. We must move very slowly."

"You don’t have to be a magical person to lead a magical life."