105 Sayings of Moroccan Origin

1. "Little by little, the camel goes into the couscous." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

2. "He, who takes from one to give to another, goes to heavens empty-handed." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

3. "The hen washed its legs and forgot its dirty past." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

4. "If a rich man steals it is a mistake; if a poor man makes a mistake he has stolen." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

5. "A known mistake is better than an unknown truth." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

6. "A little nod is enough for the wise man; an ass needs a fist." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

7. "A fly will not get into a closed mouth." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

8. "Among walnuts only the empty one speaks." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

9. "One who is not moved by words is not moved by the stick." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

10. "Teaching in youth is like carving in stone." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

11. "Reading books removes sorrows from the heart." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

12. "He, who has been bitten by a snake, fears the rope." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

13. "No land without stones, no meat without bones." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

14. "It is thanks to the holiness of the book that its cover is kissed." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

15. "Little and lasting is better than much and passing." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

16. "You can't catch two frogs with one hand." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

17. "If you are a peg, endure the knocking; if you are a mallet, strike." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

18. "Manage with bread and salted butter until God brings something to eat with it." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

19. "Don't cross the bridge till you come to it." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

20. "Friendship is honey, but don't eat it all." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

21. "If you play with the dog, it will lick your lips." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

22. "The woman is only but a woman. She's neither a sun nor a moon." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

23. "In every false step there is something good." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

24. "Unless you put your hands in holes, snakes won't bite you." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

25. "Abundance of money is a trial for a man." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

26. "He who gives fair words feeds you with an empty spoon." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

27. "He, who ties it with his hands, must untie it with his teeth." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

28. "By all means make friends with the dog, but do not lay aside the stick." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

29. "Nothing dries sooner than a tear." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

30. "Instruct a woman, you instruct a nation." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

31. "Kill two birds with the one stone." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

32. "No cat has ever fled from a house where a wedding party is held." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

33. "He, who is motherless, he is as if dead." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

34. "The falcon does not struggle when he is caught." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

35. "One is carrying it; the other is suffering from its heaviness." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

36. "It is better to be the object of jealousy, than of pity." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

37. "Do not respond to a barking dog." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

38. "He, who has been invited in the day of the ceremony, has better to stay home." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

39. "A garden without a fence is like a dog without a tail." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

40. "He who bites you and you don't bite him in return, you are toothless." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

41. "Compete, don't envy." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

42. "The enemy of my enemy is my friend." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

43. "No lamb has ever been born with its wool on." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

44. "The wall has fallen on its shadow." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

45. "An agreement is a kind of debt." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

46. "Many are the roads that do not lead to the heart." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

47. "The chicken in agony, her eyes on food." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

48. "Over truth there is light." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

49. "He who follows the right path, thorns will not hurt him." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

50. "Perform good deeds; you will not regret them." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

51. "Speech and action make the perfect conduct." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

52. "He who wants honey should bear bees stings." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

53. "A good name is more valuable than a velvet garment." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

54. "Every beauty has got a defect." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

55. "He who has nothing to die for has nothing to live for." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

56. "Meat and mass never hindered man." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

57. "Every beetle is a gazelle in the eyes of its mother." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

58. "Instruction in youth is like engraving in stone." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

59. "Never pour your water until you get to water and taste it." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

60. "Believe what you see and lay aside what you hear." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

61. "If the step-mother were affectionate, the snake would be a healer." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

62. "Lies have got no legs." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

63. "The determined ostrich hunter will surely meet one." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

64. "It is worse to be wounded by words than a sword." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

65. "Either do as your neighbors do, or move away." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

66. "A wise man without a book is like a workman with no tools." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

67. "The greedy man's money is taken by the liar." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

68. "Work and you will be strong; sit and you will stink." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

69. "The tar of my country is better than the honey of others." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

70. "If there were no cold Friday evenings and boring Saturdays, no one would get married any more." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

71. "If a man falls, all will tread on him." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

72. "A wise woman has much to say and yet remains silent." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

73. "An old cat will not learn how to dance." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

74. "Many hands make light work." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

75. "The polite tongue can suck the lioness breast." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

76. "Don't shoot till you get nearer and befriend someone till you try him." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

77. "No one knows my intentions except my daughter." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

78. "He who chooses to be a grain, the hen will eat him." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

79. "Endurance pierces marble." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

80. "He, who thinks the soup is cold, he's just to put his hand in." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

81. "The camel doesn't see his heap; he rather sees that of his friend." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

82. "A stone from the hand of a friend is an apple." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

83. "If the judge is against you, withdraw the complaint." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

84. "A childless woman is like a tent without pillars." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

85. "Love truth even if it harms you, and hate lies even if they serve you." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

86. "When my child and I have eaten, then clear the table." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

87. "Cold teaches a man how to steal charcoal." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

88. "There is no queue at the gate of Patience." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

89. "He who flatters with laughter wants to see you cry." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

90. "If you don't understand it with a wink, you certainly will with a blow." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

91. "If a man leaves little children behind him, it is as if he did not die." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

92. "The shut mouth is not accessible to flies." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

93. "Instruct a man, you instruct an individual." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

94. "My close neighbor is better than my far brother." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

95. "Do not correct with a strike that which can be taught with a kiss." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

96. "Evening promises are like butter, morning comes, and it's all melted." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

97. "The pumpkin gives birth and the fence has the trouble." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

98. "Whoever does not respect you, insults you." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

99. "Cautious people are safe." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

100. "He is accused of warmth whilst he is dying out of cold." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

101. "The hen lays an egg, and the cock feels the pain in his backside." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

102. "Exert effort, you shall be rewarded." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

103. "The heart of a fool is in his mouth; the mouth of a wise man is in his heart." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

104. "The liar cheats the greedy." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

105. "Nobody has ever lived the way he wished." (Moroccan Sayings) Click to tweet