Amthāl al-ʿArab

[A collection of the proverbs of the Arabs. Followed by a collection of select sayings and anecdotes of illustrious personages entitled Asrār al-ḥukamā, compiled by Yāqūt al-Mustaʿṣimī, to which is appended an anonymous collection of sayings of the ancient Philosophers entitled al-Amthāl al-ḥikmīyah.].