الحذر ما يمنعش قدر El hazar ma yemna'sh qadar Translation: Caution doesn't avert fate. Meaning: You may take all the precautions you want, but this doesn't mean that you will be completely safe. This saying has an erudite ring in its brevity, and one would just imagine wise people with some religious education using it in conversation a century or two ago. Source: Egyptian Proverbs, (Al-Ahram Center for Translation and Publishing, 1986) by Ahmed Taymour Pasha, Translated by: Nabil Shawkat http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/132587.aspx