Better a handful of dry dates and content therewith than to own the Gate of Peacocks and be kicked in the eye by a broody camel. (Arabic Proverb)

Better a handful of dry dates and content therewith than to own the Gate of Peacocks and be kicked in the eye by a broody camel.

Arabic Proverb

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