Amazing Life Lessons From Moroccan Proverbs
There are many wise Moroccan quotes about life, love and friendship that can inspire and delight you, Discover and share Moroccan culture!
| Proverb | Meaning |
|---|---|
| "Drop by drop the river rises" | English equivalent: Rome wasn't built in a day. |
| "Waking up early is bought with gold" | Wake up early :) |
| "If you have to beg, beg the rich people." | If you ask for something, go big. |
| "Show him, show him again, if he doesn't learn, just leave him." | We say it when someone don't want to change his mind event after helping him. |
| "The one who fear, live." | Play it safe. |
| "You should think 1,000 times, before using scissors." | Think twice before taking big decisions. |
| "If you are responsible of a problem, you should find the solution." | Take your responsibility seriously. |
| "Seek advice from the ill and not he doctor." | Ask for help from people who experienced what you are experiencing. |
| "In the eyes of its mother, every beetle is a gazelle." | There is no love like a mother love for her child. |
Famous Moroccan Quotes
| Quote | Who |
|---|---|
| "Traveling - it gives you home in thousand strange places, then leaves you a stranger in your own land." | Ibn Battuta (1304 – 1368) - The greatest travellers of all time |
| "I wish Casablanca to be endowed with a large, fine building of witch it can be proud until the end of time. I want to build this mosque on the water, because God's throne is on the water." | King Hassan II about Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca |
| "It is not cowardly, quite the contrary, to seek to meet the adversary and know his intentions. However, it is cowardly, shameful and treasonable to lay down arms." | King Hassan II |
| "I beg the Most High to allow me the favour of the double reward, but if God only finds me worthy of one reward, I will accept it in all humility." | King Hassan II |
| "Don't waste time putting forward arguments in good faith in the face of people of bad faith." | King Hassan II |
| "The power of the word in Morocco beloged to men and to the authorities. No one asked the point of view of poor people or women." | Tahar Ben Jelloun |
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