54 Sayings of Tunisian Origin

1. "Who came back from the grave and told the story?" (Tunisian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

2. "If your friend is honey, don't lick him thoroughly." (Tunisian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

3. "He who wants to be famous will have many a sleepless night." (Tunisian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

4. "There is no blindness but the blindness of the heart." (Tunisian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

5. "A house with a man is better than a house with money." (Tunisian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

6. "The anger of a woman is mighty and the devil's trickery weak." (Tunisian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

7. "He hit me and cried, then told on me before I could tell on him." (Tunisian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

8. "The old lady gets dragged along by the river and calls it a fruitful year." (Tunisian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

9. "We will live in no house, but the one in the cemetery." (Tunisian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

10. "When the cow fall; many knives appear." (Tunisian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

11. "Hit him with a bean, he will break." (Tunisian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

12. "If you are ugly, be winsome." (Tunisian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

13. "You feed him for a whole year; he does not offer you a single dinner." (Tunisian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

14. "I tell him it's a bull and he says let's milk it." (Tunisian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

15. "They asked the female cat why her kittens were of different colors; she said she is embarrassed to say no." (Tunisian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

16. "If the tail of the dog can save me, I don't care about its stench." (Tunisian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

17. "Avoiding the drop, he found himself under the gutter." (Tunisian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

18. "If there is any profit in partnership, two will share a woman." (Tunisian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

19. "They asked the mule who his father was." (Tunisian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

20. "If someone hits you with a stone, hit him with bread; your bread will return to you and his stone will return to him." (Tunisian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

21. "A house without an old man or woman is like a farm without a pit." (Tunisian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

22. "He is farting but his stomach is empty." (Tunisian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

23. "The multitude is stronger than the king." (Tunisian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

24. "He who spends a night with a chicken will cackle in the morning." (Tunisian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

25. "A bull went to impregnate a cow, and he came back a fetus." (Tunisian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

26. "They ate our food, and forgot our names." (Tunisian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

27. "He ate one fig and he thought the autumn had come." (Tunisian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

28. "Don't trust the horses if they run away or the whores if they repent." (Tunisian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

29. "While we are in our father's house; folks are asking us to leave." (Tunisian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

30. "He who is covered with other people's clothes is naked." (Tunisian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

31. "Get your knowledge from the minds of turtles." (Tunisian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

32. "You invite him to your place, and he reveals, to all, your privacy." (Tunisian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

33. "We praised the bride, and she was found pregnant." (Tunisian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

34. "He eats the fruits and insults the farmers." (Tunisian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

35. "I am offering dates to his mouth; he points a stick to my eye." (Tunisian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

36. "They have hosted him for charity; he became a calamity." (Tunisian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

37. "Perseverance digs holes in the marble stones." (Tunisian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

38. "If the full moon loves you, why worry about the stars?" (Tunisian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

39. "He, who gives you a rope, tie him with it." (Tunisian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

40. "Hold onto the dog's tail until he gets you across the river." (Tunisian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

41. "If my belly is of glass, I will fill it with bread and chicken; if it is a closed cellar, I will fill it with cockroaches." (Tunisian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

42. "No one will say, “My father is incontinent” Everyone will say, “He is a man of advice and wisdom”." (Tunisian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

43. "The only difference between the cucumber and water is the moving of the teeth." (Tunisian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

44. "Pretend that you are crazy, you will live." (Tunisian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

45. "Because he has so many trades, he is unemployed." (Tunisian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

46. "One hundred alcoholics are better than one gambler." (Tunisian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

47. "The bystander is a knight." (Tunisian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

48. "How lovely is the sun after rain, and how lovely is laughter after sorrow." (Tunisian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

49. "Do your duties, then drill into the earth." (Tunisian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

50. "The bald woman boasts of her sister's hair." (Tunisian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

51. "Home, sweet home, you are keeping secret my misery." (Tunisian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

52. "A bad year runs away but a bad advice doesn't." (Tunisian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

53. "After I saw what my mother did, I will never trust a widow." (Tunisian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

54. "One touch by a handicraft master is better than ten by an apprentice." (Tunisian Sayings) Click to tweet