Mauritania Proverbs

Mauritania proverbs weave Saharan nomad life with Moorish heritage. They praise hospitality, honor, and patience, echoing caravan trade, desert survival, and the scholarship of Qur’anic schools.

Too large a morsel chokes the child. (Mauritania Proverb)
If you watch your pot, your food will not burn. View proverb
Mauritania Proverb
Not all the tree's blossoms will bear fruit. View proverb
Mauritania Proverb
He whose clothes are too fine, shall go about in rags. View proverb
Mauritania Proverb
He who begins a conversation does not foresee the end. View proverb
Mauritania Proverb
One must talk little, and listen a lot. View proverb
Mauritania Proverb
He who loves money must labor. View proverb
Mauritania Proverb
Open your mouth before you eat. View proverb
Mauritania Proverb
He who has no spoon will burn his hands. View proverb
Mauritania Proverb
Not all the flowers of a tree produce fruit. View proverb
Mauritania Proverb
It is only the water that is spilled; the bowl is not broken. (Mauritania Proverb)
Before eating, open your mouth. View proverb
Mauritania Proverb
He who wears too fine clothes, shall go about in rags. View proverb
Mauritania Proverb
Two eyes see better than one. View proverb
Mauritania Proverb
A stone from the hand of a friend is an apple. View proverb
Mauritania Proverb
Before one cooks, one must have the meat. View proverb
Mauritania Proverb
One must talk little, and listen much. View proverb
Mauritania Proverb
A cutting word is worse than a bowstring; a cut may heal but the cut of the tongue does not. View proverb
Mauritania Proverb
A donkey which goes to grow horns returns with its ears cut off. View proverb
Mauritania Proverb
The tail does not lead the head. View proverb
Mauritania Proverb