49 Sayings of Iraqi Origin

1. "The wet man never fears the rain." (Iraqi Sayings) Click to tweet

 

2. "You can have a lord, you can have a king, but the man to fear is the tax collector." (Iraqi Sayings) Click to tweet

 

3. "Walk a month instead of crossing a river." (Iraqi Sayings) Click to tweet

 

4. "You want a rabbit, take a rabbit. You want a deer, take a deer." (Iraqi Sayings) Click to tweet

 

5. "He who is watching the club does not understand the one who is beaten with it." (Iraqi Sayings) Click to tweet

 

6. "Tell me who your friends are, and I'll tell you who you are." (Iraqi Sayings) Click to tweet

 

7. "You either touch him gentle or break his skull." (Iraqi Sayings) Click to tweet

 

8. "Sometimes you need to sacrifice your beard in order to save your head." (Iraqi Sayings) Click to tweet

 

9. "Whoever writes a book should be ready to accept criticism." (Iraqi Sayings) Click to tweet

 

10. "One night of anarchy does more harm than a hundred years of tyranny." (Iraqi Sayings) Click to tweet

 

11. "He wants to put eyeliner on an eye but he blinds it." (Iraqi Sayings) Click to tweet

 

12. "You will discover your true friends in moments of crisis." (Iraqi Sayings) Click to tweet

 

13. "A beautiful bride needs no dowry." (Iraqi Sayings) Click to tweet

 

14. "The chicken dies and her eyes look upon rubbish." (Iraqi Sayings) Click to tweet

 

15. "The poor are the silent of the land." (Iraqi Sayings) Click to tweet

 

16. "During an exam, a person is either honored or disgraced." (Iraqi Sayings) Click to tweet

 

17. "The day will wipe out all the promises of the night." (Iraqi Sayings) Click to tweet

 

18. "Stealing leads to poverty." (Iraqi Sayings) Click to tweet

 

19. "When stomachs are operating eyes become blind." (Iraqi Sayings) Click to tweet

 

20. "The tree is diseased by its own worms." (Iraqi Sayings) Click to tweet

 

21. "When a camel falls to the ground, the knives are many." (Iraqi Sayings) Click to tweet

 

22. "Accusation always follows the cat." (Iraqi Sayings) Click to tweet

 

23. "There are three plagues in the world, the rat, the locust and the Kurd." (Iraqi Sayings) Click to tweet

 

24. "If you conduct yourself properly, then fear no one." (Iraqi Sayings) Click to tweet

 

25. "Extending ones leg over the blanket." (Iraqi Sayings) Click to tweet

 

26. "You do not exit the bathroom the same as you entered." (Iraqi Sayings) Click to tweet

 

27. "The provision for tomorrow belongs to tomorrow." (Iraqi Sayings) Click to tweet

 

28. "Trust in Allah, but keep a tight leash on your camel." (Iraqi Sayings) Click to tweet

 

29. "An eye cannot become above an eyebrow." (Iraqi Sayings) Click to tweet

 

30. "Go drink from the river." (Iraqi Sayings) Click to tweet

 

31. "When a ship increases its sailors it will sink." (Iraqi Sayings) Click to tweet

 

32. "Life is like a cucumber you get one in your hand and ten in your ass." (Iraqi Sayings) Click to tweet

 

33. "He is not the owner yet he makes noise on the roof." (Iraqi Sayings) Click to tweet

 

34. "As long as there are dates in the palm trees I will not quit drinking." (Iraqi Sayings) Click to tweet

 

35. "He can steal eyeliner from the eye." (Iraqi Sayings) Click to tweet

 

36. "Someone who does not know how to dance says the ground is sloping." (Iraqi Sayings) Click to tweet

 

37. "Two thirds of a boy is his uncle." (Iraqi Sayings) Click to tweet

 

38. "Their fire eats their wood." (Iraqi Sayings) Click to tweet

 

39. "An army of sheep led by a lion would defeat an army of lions led by a sheep." (Iraqi Sayings) Click to tweet

 

40. "A book is like a garden carried in the pocket." (Iraqi Sayings) Click to tweet

 

41. "When the mother dies, the house dies." (Iraqi Sayings) Click to tweet

 

42. "He killed the snake with a friend's hand." (Iraqi Sayings) Click to tweet

 

43. "One hand builds and the other destroys." (Iraqi Sayings) Click to tweet

 

44. "Go beat your head on the wall." (Iraqi Sayings) Click to tweet

 

45. "One who is drowning will even grab onto a snake." (Iraqi Sayings) Click to tweet

 

46. "He who can't manage his wheat himself will eat his barely." (Iraqi Sayings) Click to tweet

 

47. "All authors should prepare to encounter criticism." (Iraqi Sayings) Click to tweet

 

48. "We brought you to help but you become like a pharaoh." (Iraqi Sayings) Click to tweet

 

49. "The absent has reason with him." (Iraqi Sayings) Click to tweet