Lebanese Proverbs

Lebanese Proverbs draw on a Phoenician seafaring crossroads and cedar mountains above the Mediterranean. They prize hospitality, sharp wit, and practical caution, shaped by trade, family honor, and life between empires.

When a mouse makes fun of a cat, there is a hole nearby. (Lebanese Proverb)
A polite devil is more agreeable than a rude saint. View proverb
Lebanese Proverb
Lock your door rather than suspect your neighbor. View proverb
Lebanese Proverb
A donkey is a donkey though it may carry the Sultan's treasure. View proverb
Lebanese Proverb
A dog will always be a dog, even if he is raised by lions. View proverb
Lebanese Proverb
He who gossips to you will gossip about you. View proverb
Lebanese Proverb
Love overlooks defects; hatred magnifies them. View proverb
Lebanese Proverb
Lower your voice and strengthen your argument. View proverb
Lebanese Proverb
He who took the donkey up to the roof should bring it down. View proverb
Lebanese Proverb
Talking is not like doing. View proverb
Lebanese Proverb
If anyone is not willing to accept your point of view, try to see his point of view. (Lebanese Proverb)
No one can give what he does not have. View proverb
Lebanese Proverb
If you beat my drum, I will blow your whistle. View proverb
Lebanese Proverb
When the angels arrive the demons leave. View proverb
Lebanese Proverb
The son of an old man is an orphan, and his wife is a widow. View proverb
Lebanese Proverb
Nights of pleasure are short. View proverb
Lebanese Proverb
You cannot cook your eggs with wind. View proverb
Lebanese Proverb
He who wants to eat honey should endure the stings. View proverb
Lebanese Proverb
A dressed up lie is worth more than a badly told truth. View proverb
Lebanese Proverb
If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again. View proverb
Lebanese Proverb
If a rich man eats a snake, people call it wisdom; if a poor man does the same thing, people call it derangement. (Lebanese Proverb)
Beware of the man to whom you have done a good turn. View proverb
Lebanese Proverb
If you are too sparing with the cat's food, the rats will eat your ears. View proverb
Lebanese Proverb
Have faith in a stone and you will be healed by it. View proverb
Lebanese Proverb
Some men will build a wine cellar when they have found just one grape. View proverb
Lebanese Proverb