الإيد اللي ما تقدر عليها بوسها وادعِ عليها بالكسر

“The hand you cannot overpower, kiss it.”

When facing a stronger force you cannot resist, it is wiser to yield outwardly than to fight a losing battle.

— Traditional Saudi Arabia Wisdom, Saudi Arabia

Source: Traditional Arabic proverb used across the Gulf and Saudi Arabia, public-domain oral tradition