الجمل سفينة الصحراء
“The camel is the ship of the desert.”
The camel carries people, water, and goods across the Sahara the way a ship carries them across the sea, the animal at the center of Sahrawi nomadic life.
— Traditional Sahrawi Wisdom, Western Sahara
Source: Traditional Hassaniya-Sahrawi proverb, shared Sahrawi-Bedouin Arab oral tradition, public-domain
More Proverbs from Western Sahara
Patience is the key to relief.
Enduring hardship with patience eventually opens the way to relief and ease.
Whoever strives, finds.
Sustained effort and determination lead to achievement.
The neighbor before the house, and the companion before the road.
Consider who will be near you — neighbors and travel companions — before you settle on a place or set out on a path.
The best speech is that which is short and to the point.
Wisdom favors words that are few but meaningful over long, empty talk.
Birds of a feather fall together.
People are drawn to and gather with others who share their nature.
He who digs a pit for his brother falls into it himself.
Those who plot harm against others often bring ruin upon themselves.