84 Sayings of Lebanon Origin

1. "When a mouse makes fun of a cat, there is a hole nearby." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

2. "The worst ache is the present ache." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

3. "A polite devil is more agreeable than a rude saint." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

4. "It's normal for a sieve to have holes in it." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

5. "Leave trouble alone, and trouble will let you alone." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

6. "Whatever your uncle gives you, take." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

7. "If you spit in the face of a coward he'll tell you that it's raining." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

8. "The day will come for the despot to pay." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

9. "A bite from a loving mouth is worth more than a kiss from any other." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

10. "God hears things upside down." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

11. "When they came to shoe the horse of the sultan, along comes the beetle and sticks out her foot." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

12. "If you conduct yourself properly, fear no one." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

13. "You cannot cook your eggs with wind." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

14. "The person who knew you when you were young will seldom respect you as an adult." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

15. "Nights of pleasure are short." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

16. "A donkey is a donkey though it may carry the Sultan's treasure." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

17. "Have faith in a stone and you will be healed." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

18. "Do good and throw it into the sea, if it is not appreciated by an ungrateful man, it will be appreciated by God." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

19. "A dog will always be a dog, even if he is raised by lions." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

20. "The bear is full, now he thinks honey is bitter." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

21. "A wretched year has twenty-four months." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

22. "Love overlooks defects; hatred magnifies them." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

23. "If you fall in love let her be a beauty; if you should steal, let it be a camel." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

24. "When you return from a trip, bring back something for your family, even if it is only a stone." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

25. "He is like a deaf man at a wedding procession." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

26. "If anyone is not willing to accept your point of view, try to see his point of view." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

27. "Tire out your body, but not your mind." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

28. "No matter how fast the poplar grows, it will never reach heaven." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

29. "A cemetery never refuses a corpse." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

30. "The last resort is the hot iron." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

31. "Lock your door rather than suspect your neighbor." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

32. "We've been craving chicken, so we ate it with its feathers." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

33. "Lower your voice and strengthen your argument." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

34. "He who took the donkey up to the roof should bring it down." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

35. "No one can give what he does not have." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

36. "Talking is not like doing." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

37. "The monkey looks like a dear in his mother's eyes." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

38. "If you beat my drum, I will blow your whistle." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

39. "When the angels arrive the demons leave." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

40. "Only your nail scratches your skin." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

41. "Beware of the man to whom you have done a good turn." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

42. "When your son is young, discipline him; when he grows older, be a brother to him." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

43. "The son of a son is dear, the son of a daughter a stranger." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

44. "Towards the end of the night you shall hear shrill cries." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

45. "If the camel saw his own hump, he would fall and break his neck." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

46. "Don't come near the scorpion, but sleep around the snake." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

47. "You say it's a he-goat, he asks you to milk it." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

48. "Flies know well the sweet seller's beard." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

49. "He who has money can eat ice cream in hell." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

50. "The son of an old man is an orphan, and his wife is a widow." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

51. "His brains hang at the top of his fez." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

52. "Some men will build a wine cellar when they have found just one grape." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

53. "What luck! It is God-sent." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

54. "The bear came to dance, he killed seven or eight people." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

55. "An intelligent deaf-mute is better than an ignorant person who can speak." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

56. "A dressed up lie is worth more than a badly told truth." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

57. "We traded in shrouds; people stopped dying." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

58. "Do today what you want to postpone until tomorrow." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

59. "The camel limped because of his lips." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

60. "Farther than earth from heaven." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

61. "He who wants to eat honey should endure the stings." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

62. "If you are too sparing with the cat's food, the rats will eat your ears." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

63. "It's a goat even if it flies." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

64. "The pot always reveals its contents." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

65. "It is easier to be a happy bachelor for a year than a widower for a month." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

66. "A clear conscience shines not only in the eyes." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

67. "You become like that which you own." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

68. "If someone puts their trust in you, don't sever it." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

69. "Exert effort, you shall be rewarded." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

70. "One bird in hand, rather than ten on the tree." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

71. "If a rich man eats a snake, people call it wisdom; if a poor man does the same thing, people call it derangement." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

72. "If your messenger tarries, expect good." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

73. "If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

74. "Two things cannot be hidden, being astride a camel and being pregnant." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

75. "He who slaps himself on the face should not cry ouch." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

76. "Better to have one thousand enemies outside the house than to have one single enemy inside it." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

77. "Good advice once was worth a camel; now that it is free of charge, no one takes it." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

78. "If summer had a mother, she would weep at summer's passing." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

79. "Hygiene is two thirds of health." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

80. "Ticks, bedbugs and a crying child are unendurable." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

81. "A man with one intention goes out to a man with two intentions becomes perplexed." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

82. "The son of your son is yours, the son of your daughter is not." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

83. "We taught them how to beg, they raced us to the gates." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet

 

84. "He who gossips to you will gossip about you." (Lebanon Sayings) Click to tweet