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Saying, Old Sayings and Proverbs Little and lasting is better than much and passing. -- Moroccan Proverb A stone from the hand of a friend is an apple. -- Moroccan Proverb A handful of couscous is better than Mecca and all its dust. -- Moroccan Friendship is honey - but don't eat it all. -- Moroccan Proverb If one tells you the harira is cold, tell him to put his hand in it. -- Moroccan Proverb Among walnuts only the empty one speaks. -- Moroccan Proverb Speech and action make the perfect conduct. -- Moroccan Proverb Instruct a man, you instruct an individual. Instruct a woman, you instruct a nation. -- Moroccan Proverb A pipe of kif in the morning gives one more strength than a 100 camels in the courtyard. -- Moroccan Proverb If you find the residents of a place worshipping a donkey, bring the beast some grass. -- Moroccan Proverb He who enters Fez with a rug, leaves with a money bag. -- Moroccan Proverb Endurance pierces marble. -- Moroccan Proverb The camel never sees his own hump, but that of his brother is always in his eyes. -- Moroccan Proverb He who has nothing to die for has nothing to live for. -- Moroccan Proverb
Your woman should be in the house or in the grave. -- Somali Proverb Oh hyena, you cannot drag away hides without making a sound. -- Somali Proverb A sinking persons grabs a straw. -- Somali Proverb A camel can tolerate a heavy load, but not a crooked rope. -- Somali Proverb Men for tea, women for talk. -- Somali Proverb You don't go searching for bones in a lion's den. -- Somali Proverb An escaped lie does not reach the truth. -- Somali Proverb In the ocean, one does not need to sow water. -- Somali Proverb When you are pepper, I am mustard; when thou art a needle, I am a knife. -- Ethiopian Proverb He who has nothing to do, scatters and gathers. -- Ethiopian Proverb The witness of a rat is another rat. -- Ethiopia Proverb When the heart overflows, it comes out through the mouth. -- Ethiopia Proverb
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What are Proverbs and Where do the come from? Proverbs and old sayings reveal many aspects about the cultural traditions of a society. Proverbs originated from indigenous humble folk who handed down these wise old sayings over the centuries, generation to generation. Many proverbs serve as advisory tales, wise counsel and occasionally chastisement. |