Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
الصواعق لا تصرب إلا القمم
English translation:
"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds"
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Oct 12, 2013 04:47
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Arabic term
Egypt
Arabic Translation & L10n Professional
Native in: Arabic 
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
الصواعق لا تصرب إلا القمم
Arabic to English
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Poetry & Literature
Proverb
الصواعق لا تضرب إلا القمم
مثل في تويتة
لا تحزن أخي الكريم. تذكر أن الصواعق لا تضرب إلا القمم
مثل في تويتة
لا تحزن أخي الكريم. تذكر أن الصواعق لا تضرب إلا القمم
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Mokhtar Oussama Alliouche
Algeria
Algeria
Native in Arabic
Algeria
High quality & commitment to deadlines
Native in: Arabic (Variant: Algerian)
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, French to Arabic, and 1 more.
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"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds"
Albert Einstein.
HTH
HTH
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Awad Balaish
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Native in Arabic
Specializes in field
Saudi Arabia
Translation is an informative profission
Native in: Arabic
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic
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22
Lightning strikes only summits
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Morano El-Kholy
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
Works in field
Egypt
31 years of Experience. Available 24/7
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
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24
Calamities always choose to hit the great men.
A Suggestion.
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Abdallah Ali
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Arabic
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English
United Kingdom
More than translation!
Native in: Arabic 
, English
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Arabic, and 1 more.
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16
It is the mountain top that the lightning strikes.
It is the mountain top that the lightning strikes. - Horace
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Lamis Maalouf
: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mountaintop It seems that mountaintop is more used.
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Great calamities befall only great men
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Note added at 9 hrs (2013-10-12 13:52:46 GMT)
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or: Great burdens are only for broad shoulders
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Note added at 9 hrs (2013-10-12 13:52:46 GMT)
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or: Great burdens are only for broad shoulders
Discussion
وهي أن المصائب الكبيرة لا تصيب إلا عظماء الرجال
أنتم بهذا تصوغون حكم وأمثله وكأنها في الصلب اللغة الإنجليزية ، هل من أحد يعرف تاريخه في أي عصر قيل في تراثنا العربي. إذا كان مثل فهو يعبر عما سبق أن قلته (بمعنى أن المصائب العظيمة يبلتى بها العظماء) إذا فل نترك هذا التشبيه على حالة في الترجمة كما أراد قائلة.