Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
العلم في الصغر كالنقش في الحجر
English translation:
Early Start, Grow Smart - A little pot is soon hot
Added to glossary by
Khalid Idris
Mar 25, 2015 14:31
9 yrs ago
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Arabic term
Saudi Arabia
Translation is an informative profission
Native in: Arabic 
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic
العلم في الصغر كالنقش في الحجر
Arabic to English
Social Sciences
Education / Pedagogy
from an educational essay
تعلم اللغة في مقتبل العمر أسهل وأسرع ويحفظ في الذاكرة بقوة ....................العلم في الصغر كالنقش في الحجر
Proposed translations
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Change log
Apr 1, 2015 07:27: Khalid Idris Created KOG entry
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Khalid Idris
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
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English
Specializes in field
Egypt
Flair for Language, Stickler for Quality
Native in: Arabic (Variant: Standard-Arabian (MSA)) 
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Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, English, and 1 more.
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What is learnt young is hard to loseKnowledge in youth is wisdom in ageA little pot is soon hot
وأيضًا
Early Start, Grow Smart
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What is learnt young is hard to lose
Knowledge in youth is wisdom in age
A little pot is soon hot
Early Start, Grow Smart
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What is learnt young is hard to lose
Knowledge in youth is wisdom in age
A little pot is soon hot
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Brittany Jones
: Great idioms.
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Randa Farhat
: "Early Start, Grow Smart" http://www.proz.com/kudoz/english_to_arabic/education_pedago... - Also, "The Mind is A Decoration" http://simple.wikiquote.org/wiki/Arabic_proverbs
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شكرًا جزيلاً أ. راند
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Akram Darwish
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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Muhammad Atallah
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
Works in field
Egypt
Technical accuracy with fluency of style
Native in: Arabic (Variant: Egyptian)
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Arabic, and 1 more.
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Seeking knowledge at a young age is like engraving on a stone
Seeking knowledge at a young age is like engraving on a stone
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Arabic & More
Jordan
Jordan
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Works in field
Jordan
Professional Writer and Translator
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic, English
Teaching a young child is like writing upon a blank slate
My answer is not a literal translation, but I would suggest using this or a variation that makes sense for your context, such as:
A young child's mind is like a blank slate upon which you can write anything.
"Blank slate" is frequently used in English and retains the meaning of "stone" from Arabic.
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Another option could be:
Knowledge is forever ingrained in a young child's mind.
A young child's mind is like a blank slate upon which you can write anything.
"Blank slate" is frequently used in English and retains the meaning of "stone" from Arabic.
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Another option could be:
Knowledge is forever ingrained in a young child's mind.
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Ahmed A Selim
Native in Arabic
High Quality, On-time delivery
Native in: Arabic (Variant: Egyptian)
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
A little pot is soon hot
I am sure
Discussion
الأخ خالد بإمكانك إدخال المثل التالي كأقرب إجابة أخترتها
Early Start, Grow Smart
شكرا للجمع على تعاونكم
I have an opposite one to make soem fun
"You can not teach an old dog new tricks.
هذا المثل وغيره كانوا عندي في عدة ملفات خاصة بالأمثال
وربما يكون من أورده أخطأ فيه
وبقية الأمثلة صحيحة بإذن الله
a little pot is soon hot
a little pot is soon hot: A small person is quickly provoked; a little person is easily roused to anger. A small pot, which naturally contains less water than a larger one, comes to a boil more quickly. Little in this expression apparently means both small in size and small in mind.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Angriness
ألا ترى أن معناها حسب هذا التعريف مختلف عن معنى العبارة المطروحة في السؤال؟
A little pot is soon hot
Early Start, Grow Smart
فالمقابل لهما في اللغة العربية هو المثل المطروح
an example: birds of feather flock together
الطيور على أشكالها تقع
هذا المثل يقابل الأخر في كلا اللغتين على الرغم من أختلاف بسيط لكنه يطابق الحال
أما قيمته فهذا شأن من طلب ذلك منيى
مع ملاحظة انه كلما كان المثل أو ترجمتة قصيرة كان أجمل ومعبرا
شكرا أخي خالد
لكن ما أريده هو مثل أو حكمة مقابلة في اللغة الأنجليزية وليس ترجمة
بالنسبة للترجمة لدىي أكثر من خيار