Canadian Proverbs

Canadian Proverbs capture frontier pragmatism and quiet humor shaped by vast forests, long winters, and the fur-trade era. They prize fairness, hard work, and neighborly help across many cultures and languages.

When you talk about the sun, you will see her beams.

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Patience is a tree whose root is bitter, but its fruit is very sweet.

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Walk a mile in my moccasins to learn where they pinch.

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You can't catch skunks with mice.

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Do not yell "dinner” until your knife is in the loaf.

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Laugh all the way to the bank.

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Look before you leap.

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Once bitten. Twice shy.

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Once the last tree is cut and the last river poisoned, you will find you cannot eat your money.

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Throw the baby out with the bath water.

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A penny saved is a penny gained.

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Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

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Waste not want not.

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Pot calling the kettle black.

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Keep your friends close and the Quebecois closer.

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Some pursue happiness, others create it.

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The grass is always greener on the other side of the Keystone Pipeline.

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There's no trailer hitch on a hearse.

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Where there's a will, there's a way.

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You can't make a hockey team without breaking a few legs.

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Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

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Better safe than sorry.

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