33 Sayings of New Zealander Origin

1. "Don't lean on your fellow men, theirs is an ever moving support." (New Zealander Sayings) Click to tweet

 

2. "Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you." (New Zealander Sayings) Click to tweet

 

3. "Walk in the valley of our ancestors, learn of the history, and marvel at the beauty." (New Zealander Sayings) Click to tweet

 

4. "Persist as resolutely as you persist in eating." (New Zealander Sayings) Click to tweet

 

5. "A house full of people is a house full of different points of view." (New Zealander Sayings) Click to tweet

 

6. "Let us keep close together, not far apart." (New Zealander Sayings) Click to tweet

 

7. "A hand that is ready to hit may cause you great trouble." (New Zealander Sayings) Click to tweet

 

8. "Boast during the day; be humble at night." (New Zealander Sayings) Click to tweet

 

9. "The block of wood should not dictate to the carver." (New Zealander Sayings) Click to tweet

 

10. "The prudent embark when the sea is calm, the rash when it's stormy." (New Zealander Sayings) Click to tweet

 

11. "Even food can attack." (New Zealander Sayings) Click to tweet

 

12. "Can I pull down the sun with a forked stick, or prevent it from running its course?" (New Zealander Sayings) Click to tweet

 

13. "When one chief falls, another one rises." (New Zealander Sayings) Click to tweet

 

14. "Many stars cannot be concealed by a small cloud." (New Zealander Sayings) Click to tweet

 

15. "It may only be a small storm yet a successful outcome is imminent." (New Zealander Sayings) Click to tweet

 

16. "Don't spend time with people who don't respect you." (New Zealander Sayings) Click to tweet

 

17. "Hold on tight to the words of your ancestors." (New Zealander Sayings) Click to tweet

 

18. "Take time to enjoy life's roses." (New Zealander Sayings) Click to tweet

 

19. "Let someone else sing your praise." (New Zealander Sayings) Click to tweet

 

20. "Let us hurry and finish up the food; when visitors arrive, the meal will be over." (New Zealander Sayings) Click to tweet

 

21. "Never spend time with people who don't respect you." (New Zealander Sayings) Click to tweet

 

22. "A little axe, when well used, brings lots of food." (New Zealander Sayings) Click to tweet

 

23. "In this world I greet my oldest survivor, the earth." (New Zealander Sayings) Click to tweet

 

24. "Who lives in a quiet house has plenty." (New Zealander Sayings) Click to tweet

 

25. "There is more than one way to achieve a goal." (New Zealander Sayings) Click to tweet

 

26. "Survival is the treasured goal." (New Zealander Sayings) Click to tweet

 

27. "Be quick to follow up an advantage." (New Zealander Sayings) Click to tweet

 

28. "In peace be faithful; in war be valiant." (New Zealander Sayings) Click to tweet

 

29. "A warrior dies in battle; a mountain climber on the rocks, but a farmer dies of old age." (New Zealander Sayings) Click to tweet

 

30. "Only the foolish visit the land of the cannibals." (New Zealander Sayings) Click to tweet

 

31. "The land is a mother that never dies." (New Zealander Sayings) Click to tweet

 

32. "Old canoes can be restored, but youth and beauty cannot." (New Zealander Sayings) Click to tweet

 

33. "The more you ask how much longer it will take, the longer the journey will seem." (New Zealander Sayings) Click to tweet