Proverbs and old sayings Lebanese, page 3

70 proverbs and old sayings lebanese

We taught them how to beg, they raced us to the gates.

Proverbs and old sayings Lebanese

A dressed up lie is worth more than a badly told truth.

Proverbs and old sayings Lebanese about lie, truth

When a mouse makes fun of a cat, there is a hole nearby.

Proverbs and old sayings Lebanese

A dog will always be a dog, even if he is raised by lions.

Proverbs and old sayings Lebanese

Some men build a wine cellar after only finding one grape.

Proverbs and old sayings Lebanese about wine, man

He who took the donkey up to the roof should bring it down.

Proverbs and old sayings Lebanese

If summer had a mother, she would weep at summer's passing.

Proverbs and old sayings Lebanese about mother

The son of a son is dear, the son of a daughter a stranger.

Proverbs and old sayings Lebanese

The son of an old man is an orphan, and his wife is a widow.

Proverbs and old sayings Lebanese about wife, man, old, olderness

A donkey is a donkey though it may carry the Sultan's treasure.

Proverbs and old sayings Lebanese about treasure

When you're out of luck in the coffin making business, no one dies.

Proverbs and old sayings Lebanese about affair, bad luck, good luck

A bite from a loving mouth is worth more than a kiss from any other.

Proverbs and old sayings Lebanese about kiss

If you spit in the face of a coward he'll tell you that it's raining.

Proverbs and old sayings Lebanese about face

Two things cannot be hidden: being astride a camel and being pregnant.

Proverbs and old sayings Lebanese about being, things

Some men will build a wine cellar when they have found just one grape.

Proverbs and old sayings Lebanese about wine, man

If you follow the lead of the cockerel, you'll be led to the poulterer.

Proverbs and old sayings Lebanese

If you are too sparing with the cat's food, the rats will eat your ears.

Proverbs and old sayings Lebanese about food

It is easier to be a happy bachelor for a year than a widower for a month.

Proverbs and old sayings Lebanese about happiness

He who knew you when you were young will not respect you when you grow up.

Proverbs and old sayings Lebanese about respect

If you fall in love let her be a beauty; if you should steal, let it be a camel.

Proverbs and old sayings Lebanese about beauty, fall, love