New Zealander Proverbs

Let us hurry and finish up the food; when visitors arrive, the meal will be over. New Zealander Proverbs Image

Let us hurry and finish up the food; when visitors arrive, the meal will be over.

Don’t spend time with people who don’t respect you. New Zealander Proverbs Image

Don’t spend time with people who don’t respect you.

Boast during the day; be humble at night. New Zealander Proverbs Image

Boast during the day; be humble at night.

Be quick to follow up an advantage. New Zealander Proverbs Image

Be quick to follow up an advantage.

Hold on tight to the words of your ancestors. New Zealander Proverbs Image

Hold on tight to the words of your ancestors.

Can I pull down the sun with a forked stick, or prevent it from running its course? New Zealander Proverbs Image

Can I pull down the sun with a forked stick, or prevent it from running its course?

Never spend time with people who don’t respect you. New Zealander Proverbs Image

Never spend time with people who don’t respect you.

When one chief falls, another rises. New Zealander Proverbs Image

When one chief falls, another rises.

In peace be faithful; in war be valiant. New Zealander Proverbs Image

In peace be faithful; in war be valiant.

In this world I greet my oldest survivor — the earth. New Zealander Proverbs Image

In this world I greet my oldest survivor — the earth.

Walk in the valley of our ancestors, learn of the history, and marvel at the beauty. New Zealander Proverbs Image

Walk in the valley of our ancestors, learn of the history, and marvel at the beauty.

Old canoes can be restored, but youth and beauty cannot. New Zealander Proverbs Image

Old canoes can be restored, but youth and beauty cannot.

A warrior dies in battle; a mountain climber on the rocks New Zealander Proverbs Image

A warrior dies in battle; a mountain climber on the rocks

Even food can attack. New Zealander Proverbs Image

Even food can attack.

The more you ask how much longer it will take, the longer the journey will seem. New Zealander Proverbs Image

The more you ask how much longer it will take, the longer the journey will seem.

The prudent embark when the sea is calm — the rash when it’s stormy. New Zealander Proverbs Image

The prudent embark when the sea is calm — the rash when it’s stormy.

Who lives in a quiet house has plenty. New Zealander Proverbs Image

Who lives in a quiet house has plenty.

A house full of people is a house full of different points of view. New Zealander Proverbs Image

A house full of people is a house full of different points of view.

A house full of people is filled with different points of view. New Zealander Proverbs Image

A house full of people is filled with different points of view.

A little axe, when well used, brings lots of food. New Zealander Proverbs Image

A little axe, when well used, brings lots of food.

A hand that is ready to hit may cause you great trouble. New Zealander Proverbs Image

A hand that is ready to hit may cause you great trouble.

Let someone else sing your praise. New Zealander Proverbs Image

Let someone else sing your praise.

Don’t lean on your fellow men — theirs is an ever moving support. New Zealander Proverbs Image

Don’t lean on your fellow men — theirs is an ever moving support.

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