Malay Proverbs

Malay Proverbs distill seafaring wisdom from the old spice routes and the Melaka sultanate. They prize harmony, humility, and vivid metaphor, guiding life in kampung communities shaped by monsoon trade.

Don't think there are no crocodiles because the water's calm. (Malay Proverb)
Trumpet in a herd of elephants; crow in the company of cocks; bleat in a flock of goats. View proverb
Malay Proverb
Milk belongs to the cow, but the bull cow gets the publicity. View proverb
Malay Proverb
Prepare the umbrella before it rains. View proverb
Malay Proverb
The earth compared to the sky. View proverb
Malay Proverb
The Potato grows in silence, The iron corrodes in silence. View proverb
Malay Proverb
Tigers die and leave their stripes, but humans die leaving their names. View proverb
Malay Proverb
To bend a bamboo, start when it is a shoot. View proverb
Malay Proverb
A heavy load should be borne together as well as a light load. View proverb
Malay Proverb
Because of a drop of blue dye,a whole pot of milk is contaminated. View proverb
Malay Proverb
Because of lack of talent in dancing, the floor is blamed. (Malay Proverb)
calf is given, but then thigh is requested. View proverb
Malay Proverb
Do not think that placid water is without crocodiles. View proverb
Malay Proverb
Just because you are irritated by a mosquito, you burn the mosquito curtain. View proverb
Malay Proverb
Like a monkey who eats belacaan. View proverb
Malay Proverb
Like the peanut, who forgets its shell. View proverb
Malay Proverb
A fool is like the big drum that beats fast but does not realize its hollowness. View proverb
Malay Proverb
The more shoots, the more leaves. View proverb
Malay Proverb
Fear to let spill a drop and you will spill a lot. View proverb
Malay Proverb
To truly love your wife, leave her alone every once in a while. View proverb
Malay Proverb
Bit by bit, in the end it becomes a hill. (Malay Proverb)
No matter how high the squirrel jumps, it will eventually fall onto the ground. View proverb
Malay Proverb
On which soil we stand on, that is where we carry the weight of the sky. View proverb
Malay Proverb
Don't use an axe to embroider. View proverb
Malay Proverb
Feasting is the physician's harvest. View proverb
Malay Proverb
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