… not really, as it is only half of the proverb. It goes on: “Paradise can be found on the back of horses, in books and between the breasts of women.” And when I looked for it this time it was referred to as an African proverb. We have a similar saying: “All the happiness of the world can be found on the backs of horses.” At least the German one was written by a horse lover (it is a proverb today but it can be traced to a specific author, Friedrich von Bodenstedt.
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Beside practice, I feel that this Arabian proverb is referring to the fact that one must stay in motion to achieve success.
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… not really, as it is only half of the proverb. It goes on: “Paradise can be found on the back of horses, in books and between the breasts of women.” And when I looked for it this time it was referred to as an African proverb. We have a similar saying: “All the happiness of the world can be found on the backs of horses.” At least the German one was written by a horse lover (it is a proverb today but it can be traced to a specific author, Friedrich von Bodenstedt.
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Thanks for the insight 🙂
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It was a bit unfair to only use half a quote, I admit.
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There’s a horse I could probably face riding.
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I know a kid who was a demon on one of those 😂
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