Armenian Proverbs

Armenian Proverbs carry the voice of an ancient highland culture, shaped by Mount Ararat, early Christianity, and a far‑flung diaspora. They prize honor, hospitality, perseverance, and sharp wit in the face of loss.

A rose forced to bloom has no fragrance. (Armenian Proverb)
A good daughter is worth as much as seven sons. View proverb
Armenian Proverb
Wealth can give legs to the cripple, beauty to the ugly, and sympathy to tears. View proverb
Armenian Proverb
Birds are caught with seed, men with money. View proverb
Armenian Proverb
The tongue of the fool is always long. View proverb
Armenian Proverb
The bee gets honey from the same flower where the snake sucks her poison. View proverb
Armenian Proverb
One idiot threw a stone in the well, thousand wise people could not get it out. View proverb
Armenian Proverb
The law is made for the rich, but punishment is for the poor. View proverb
Armenian Proverb
If you cannot become rich, be the neighbor of a rich man. View proverb
Armenian Proverb
Advice is a free gift that can become expensive for the one who gets it. View proverb
Armenian Proverb
When they gave the donkey flowers to smell, he ate them. (Armenian Proverb)
If you speak too much, you will learn too little. View proverb
Armenian Proverb
Better to be an ant's head than a lion's tail. View proverb
Armenian Proverb
A man is known by the company he keeps. View proverb
Armenian Proverb
He who looks for a friend without a fault will never find one. View proverb
Armenian Proverb
If a rich man dies, all the world is moved; if a poor man dies, nobody knows it. View proverb
Armenian Proverb
The voice of the people is louder than the boom of a canon. View proverb
Armenian Proverb
The poor man needs bread, while the rich man needs everything. View proverb
Armenian Proverb
Dine with a friend but do not do business with him. View proverb
Armenian Proverb
He who speaks a lot learns little. View proverb
Armenian Proverb
You don't satisfy your hunger by watching others work. (Armenian Proverb)
Feast with your kin, but do not trade; trade with your enemy, but do not feast. View proverb
Armenian Proverb
Friendship is not born of words alone. View proverb
Armenian Proverb
If a woman hears that something unusual is going on in heaven, she would find a ladder to go and look. View proverb
Armenian Proverb
The eagle was killed by an arrow made from its own feathers. View proverb
Armenian Proverb
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