40 Sayings of Mongolian Origin

1. "The meat-biting tooth is in the mouth; the man-biting tooth is in the soul." (Mongolian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

2. "Men and women sleep on the same pillow, but they have different dreams." (Mongolian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

3. "Rich is he who has no debts, fortunate he who lives without handicap." (Mongolian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

4. "If the cairn were not built, the magpie wouldn't have perched." (Mongolian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

5. "He who wants to build high must dig deep." (Mongolian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

6. "The donkey recognizes the tracks of a horse." (Mongolian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

7. "There are men who walk through the woods and see no trees." (Mongolian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

8. "Wise men talk about ideas, intellectuals about facts, and the ordinary man talks about what he eats." (Mongolian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

9. "Each country's customs are different, just as each meadow's grass is different." (Mongolian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

10. "Once you have locked your door you are the emperor in your own domain." (Mongolian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

11. "Times are not always the same; the grass is not always green." (Mongolian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

12. "One idiot can ask more questions than ten wise men can answer." (Mongolian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

13. "You will have four nights taking a short cut." (Mongolian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

14. "He who drinks, dies; he who does not drink, dies as well." (Mongolian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

15. "The winner has many friends, the loser has good friends." (Mongolian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

16. "Don't look for bad things in the good that you do." (Mongolian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

17. "You can't put two saddles on the same horse." (Mongolian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

18. "A cat likes to eat fresh fish but it will not go into the water." (Mongolian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

19. "One finger short of being crazy." (Mongolian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

20. "The supreme treasure is knowledge, the middle treasure is children, and the lowest treasure is material wealth." (Mongolian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

21. "Don't undo your bootlaces until you have seen the river." (Mongolian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

22. "If you are sick, think about your life; if you are better, think about your gold." (Mongolian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

23. "Greed keeps men forever poor, even the abundance of this world will not make them rich." (Mongolian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

24. "In a good word there are three winters warmth; in one malicious word there is pain for six frosty months." (Mongolian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

25. "The distance between heaven and earth is no greater than one thought." (Mongolian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

26. "A donkey that carries me is worth more than a horse that kicks me." (Mongolian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

27. "Fox will starve to death while waiting under an ox." (Mongolian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

28. "Even foul water will put out a fire." (Mongolian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

29. "A tiger wearing a bell will starve." (Mongolian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

30. "The living denied a table; the dead get a whole coffin." (Mongolian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

31. "It's difficult to take a wolf cub without bringing in the whole pack." (Mongolian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

32. "The more you listen the more you give yourself room for doubt." (Mongolian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

33. "Two bears in one cave will not end up well." (Mongolian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

34. "Calf is not grown, but he thinks he can make bull's dung." (Mongolian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

35. "Who cleans up the dirt washes away happiness." (Mongolian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

36. "The fish sees the bait not the hook; a man sees not the danger, only the profit." (Mongolian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

37. "Of the good we have an understanding, for fools we keep a stick upstairs." (Mongolian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

38. "If you want to build high, you must dig deep." (Mongolian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

39. "If you are going to steal bells plug your ears." (Mongolian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

40. "It is easier to catch an escaped horse than to take back an escaped word." (Mongolian Sayings) Click to tweet