Kurdish Proverbs

Kurdish proverbs rise from mountain life and a long stateless history. They prize honor, hospitality, and grit, with sharp humor about power, family, and survival.

Do not throw the arrow which will return against you. (Kurdish Proverb)
Fighting is better than idleness. View proverb
Kurdish Proverb
Give nine, save ten. View proverb
Kurdish Proverb
Each ascent has a descent. View proverb
Kurdish Proverb
A woman is a fortress, a man her prisoner. View proverb
Kurdish Proverb
After dinner a kuru kills a man or kidnaps a woman. View proverb
Kurdish Proverb
Bad habits are worse than rabies. View proverb
Kurdish Proverb
Both the hunted and the hunter rely on God. View proverb
Kurdish Proverb
When it is spring time, the grass will even grow under a big stone. View proverb
Kurdish Proverb
When madame drops her cup of tea it makes no noise. View proverb
Kurdish Proverb
Everything is pardoned the brave.. (Kurdish Proverb)
Freedom is never given but taken. View proverb
Kurdish Proverb
Guests bring good luck with them. View proverb
Kurdish Proverb
The wolf repents only in death. View proverb
Kurdish Proverb
If God didn't like beautiful women, he wouldn't have made them. View proverb
Kurdish Proverb
If you are an anvil, be patient; if you are a hammer, be strong. View proverb
Kurdish Proverb
If you cannot build a town, build a heart. View proverb
Kurdish Proverb
Part with your head, but not with your secret. View proverb
Kurdish Proverb
The foreign person is blind and the killed person has no chance. View proverb
Kurdish Proverb
Of everything else the newest; of friends, the oldest. View proverb
Kurdish Proverb
See with your mind, hear with your heart. (Kurdish Proverb)
He who wants pearls has to dive into the sea. View proverb
Kurdish Proverb
One sturdy house is worth a hundred in ruins. View proverb
Kurdish Proverb
He who loves a woman is a nephew of the sun. View proverb
Kurdish Proverb
No means, no market. View proverb
Kurdish Proverb