Cypress Proverbs

Cypress proverbs echo an island crossroads of Greek, Ottoman, and Venetian worlds. Sun, sea, and village kinship shape sayings about hospitality, honor, and endurance amid centuries of trade and division.

We must convince by reason, not prescribe by tradition. (Cypress Proverb)
Don't fear for the tree that leans for it won't break. View proverb
Cypress Proverb
Teacher, you instructed but failed to obey. View proverb
Cypress Proverb
If my grandma had balls I'd call her granddad. View proverb
Cypress Proverb
When you find your saint light your candle. View proverb
Cypress Proverb
The way you made your bed is the way you'll sleep. View proverb
Cypress Proverb
The mirror will show you whatever you show it. View proverb
Cypress Proverb
For a flea he burns the blanket. View proverb
Cypress Proverb
Hit the nail and you hit the horseshoe. View proverb
Cypress Proverb
A fool may have no sense but he has legs. View proverb
Cypress Proverb
The fly fell into the milk. (Cypress Proverb)
A mountain doesn't mix with a mountain. View proverb
Cypress Proverb
Having come to the dance you will dance. View proverb
Cypress Proverb
Give the fool a sausage and he tells you it's bent. View proverb
Cypress Proverb
A piss without a fart is a wedding without a violin. View proverb
Cypress Proverb
That sort of head needs that sort of razor. View proverb
Cypress Proverb
Mountains are used to snow. View proverb
Cypress Proverb
One woman is owed to you by God. View proverb
Cypress Proverb
A good understanding makes good friends. View proverb
Cypress Proverb
They called him mad and he went mad completely. View proverb
Cypress Proverb
I'll blind them to sell, and you look closely to buy. (Cypress Proverb)
He who hasn't seen mountains and castles is amazed by the sight of an oven. View proverb
Cypress Proverb
The ancients fasted to say these things. View proverb
Cypress Proverb
We're hungry and lean. View proverb
Cypress Proverb
The good captain shows himself in a storm. View proverb
Cypress Proverb