When sleeping women wake, mountains move.
Proverbs and old sayings Tahitian
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Obstinacy is the first diversion of Huahine.
Proverbs and old sayings Tahitian
The life of the land is the life of the people.
Proverbs and old sayings Tahitian about life, people
Goods given make quicker return than goods held.
Proverbs and old sayings Tahitian about prison
The coral waxes, the palm grows, but man departs.
Proverbs and old sayings Tahitian about man
The older a man gets, the larger the waves become.
Proverbs and old sayings Tahitian about man
He is not wise who places a stones on his own roof.
Proverbs and old sayings Tahitian
The well trodden path is not always the right path.
Proverbs and old sayings Tahitian about rightness
If you aim your spear at two fish, both will escape.
Proverbs and old sayings Tahitian about fishing, contentment
It is never too late to give to those who do not have.
Proverbs and old sayings Tahitian
The land is a chief, and a person is its lowly servant.
Proverbs and old sayings Tahitian about people
The canoe ride is pleasant when the paddler is skilled.
Proverbs and old sayings Tahitian
Ignorance doesn't kill you, but it will make you sweat a lot.
Proverbs and old sayings Tahitian about ignorance, contentment
A single roll of taro top is delicious if seasoned with affection.
Proverbs and old sayings Tahitian about affection
When the shark laughs with the dolphin, there is a devilish spirit at play.
Proverbs and old sayings Tahitian about spirit
In the end, the well being of the pono, will be in the hands of the commoner.
Proverbs and old sayings Tahitian about being, end
When the dew-laden breeze of the uplands creeps swiftly down, it brings with it the fragrance of the gardenia.
Proverbs and old sayings Tahitian
If dolphins swim toward Hilo, the sea will be calm; if the dolphins swim toward Ka'u, the ocean will be rough.
Proverbs and old sayings Tahitian
Greed will cause pain.
Proverbs and old sayings Taiwanese about greed, pain
A beautiful person might not have a beautiful life.
Proverbs and old sayings Taiwanese about people, life
