80 Sayings of Azerbaijani Origin

1. "Bless the builders, damn the slayers!" (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

2. "Someone's end is someone's beginning." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

3. "Beauty without virtue is a curse." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

4. "Courage mounteth with occasion." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

5. "Do a good deed, and throw it into the sea. If the fish don't appreciate it, the Creator will." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

6. "Shameful is not the one who doesn't know, but the one who doesn't ask." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

7. "Mouth will not be sweet when you say “sweet”." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

8. "Beauty is ten, nine of which is dressing." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

9. "A guest is a light in the house." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

10. "Daughter, I'm telling you; daughter-in-law, listen." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

11. "I wish God had not made the left hand to need the right hand." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

12. "White money should be collected for a black day." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

13. "A faithful friend never becomes a stranger, never mind if he hasn't seen you for a hundred years." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

14. "Take 100 measurements before you make one cut." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

15. "One who relies on his neighbor will remain without a dinner." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

16. "He gets along with fire and water." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

17. "Eating much deprives a person of even eating little." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

18. "Every tree casts shadow on its own bottom." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

19. "The one who is shy will never have a son." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

20. "To tell the dog to catch, and the rabbit to run." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

21. "Better a good neighbor than a bad relative." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

22. "He doesn't even urinate on a wound." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

23. "Mollah is a human, if an oak will produce an almond." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

24. "Until the lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunter." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

25. "Those who get up and marry early, achieve success." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

26. "A man says his word to the face." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

27. "Wrap yourself together in a carpet and roll together with your kinsmen." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

28. "Politeness is not sold in the bazaar." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

29. "I tried to draw the eyebrow, but I ended up poking the eye." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

30. "Pass the bridge that your kinsmen have passed." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

31. "Unearned riches are forbidden." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

32. "Nobody takes his wealth to the other world." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

33. "Don't tie garlic on your head if you don't have a headache." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

34. "Teach others what you really know and not what you just read about." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

35. "Doing well in return for good is a deed of every man. Doing well for bad is the hallmark of an honorable man." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

36. "A man would not lick what he spit." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

37. "Even the ground has ears." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

38. "Tree would bend when it bears fruit." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

39. "The forest can't be without its jackals." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

40. "Dog has to have its stomach full." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

41. "Drop by drop would make a lake." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

42. "Even if your relative eats your meat, he will never discard your bones." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

43. "One hand washes the other hand, which, in turn washes the face." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

44. "The child is sweeter than honey." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

45. "One hint is enough for a clever man." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

46. "A mad man drops a rock into water well, so that thousand wise men cannot take it out." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

47. "Wise enemy is better than a foolish friend." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

48. "Cheap meat never makes a good soup." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

49. "Intelligence is in the head, not in the age." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

50. "The tip of the pen, power of the sword." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

51. "Without sowing single wheat you would not harvest thousand ones." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

52. "Grass grows on its roots." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

53. "The dog barks, the caravan passes." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

54. "The dog is sleeping in the cart's shade but thinks it's his own." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

55. "Give a token, never mind if it's a rotten nut." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

56. "Even if one is beautiful, if he does not have a good heart, he is still a bad person." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

57. "A good horse never needs a whip." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

58. "The person who learns music late in life will play in his grave." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

59. "Courage is ten, nine is the ability to escape." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

60. "Don't buy a house, buy a neighbor." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

61. "Make sure your blanket covers your feet." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

62. "Laughter is the remedy for 1001 illnesses." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

63. "I am in need, but not of the entrails; I am in need of a tail." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

64. "Look at my color, know my mood." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

65. "Mullah is sick when poor dies." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

66. "Never mind storms and snows for the sake of a friend." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

67. "Overtakes whom gets, and stones who doesn't." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

68. "Money is dirt on the hands. It washes off very quickly." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

69. "The child who doesn't cry will not get milk." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

70. "Speak not of what you have read, but about what you have understood." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

71. "Things happen only when the right time comes." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

72. "Until spring comes, nightingales do not sing." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

73. "Never check the teeth of a horse that has been given by a wealthy landowner." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

74. "One's own simple bread is much better than someone else's pilaf." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

75. "He can't see the beam in his own, but he's looking for an eyelash in someone else's." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

76. "The more you know, the less you should talk." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

77. "Flies are nothing, but they make you sick." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

78. "Smart bird gets trapped in its beak." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

79. "Tongue may muddle up and say the truth." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet

 

80. "Hope is better than eating." (Azerbaijani Sayings) Click to tweet