35 Sayings of Samoan Origin

1. "One good turn deserves another." (Samoan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

2. "It grew in the bush, but it is cast away in the road." (Samoan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

3. "The stones and the earth weep." (Samoan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

4. "The deaf hears when he is tapped." (Samoan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

5. "Gather the breadfruit from the farthest branches first." (Samoan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

6. "The snake when about to be killed looks but does not escape." (Samoan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

7. "Look before you leap." (Samoan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

8. "Sit and wait for the good chestnuts." (Samoan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

9. "The offspring of birds are fed with flower nectar, but the children of men are nurtured with words." (Samoan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

10. "The coconut tree doesn't sway on its own, but is swayed by the wind." (Samoan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

11. "Who sits at home in the morning will not eat in the evening." (Samoan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

12. "May your mind be like cool water." (Samoan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

13. "You shake in vain the branch that bears no fruit." (Samoan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

14. "Strong in heart, but broken in the back." (Samoan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

15. "Blessed is the moon; it goes but it comes back again." (Samoan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

16. "Singing like the birds dawn chorus." (Samoan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

17. "Sin is carried in the mouth." (Samoan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

18. "We must be of one mind in the undertaking." (Samoan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

19. "A careless person will be taken by surprise by his watchful enemy." (Samoan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

20. "May it end with threats and not come to blows." (Samoan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

21. "If at first you don't succeed try, try and try again." (Samoan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

22. "Like a fish, one should look for a hole in the net." (Samoan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

23. "When a crab is caught it is pierced with its own leg." (Samoan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

24. "Words don't break bones." (Samoan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

25. "The person who has burned their fingers often asks for tongs." (Samoan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

26. "Catch the bird and watch the breakers." (Samoan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

27. "The way to authority is through service." (Samoan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

28. "Our lives are decreed to be taken by the gods." (Samoan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

29. "The hand strikes the eye." (Samoan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

30. "Stones decay; words last." (Samoan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

31. "There is a lou (harvesting pole) for every crop." (Samoan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

32. "A decision made at night may be changed in the morning." (Samoan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

33. "Having foolishly got into trouble he is asking for help." (Samoan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

34. "Let each do his share of the work." (Samoan Sayings) Click to tweet

 

35. "The mat is warm." (Samoan Sayings) Click to tweet