Comoros Proverbs (14)

Traditional proverbs of Comoros in Khmer and English — each with its meaning and source.

“You can win a woman with lies, but you cannot feed her with lies.”

Deception may attract someone at first, but only real substance and honesty can sustain a relationship over time.

Traditional Comoros Wisdom

Source: Traditional Comoros proverb, public-domain oral tradition; recorded in "African Proverbs in African Literature" (Comoros country profile, proverbsafricanliterature.wordpress.com)

“If you live in the river, you should make friends with the crocodile.”

Make peace with the powerful forces that share your environment, since you cannot avoid living alongside them.

Traditional Comoros Wisdom

Source: Traditional Comoros proverb, public-domain oral tradition; recorded in "African Proverbs in African Literature" (Comoros country profile, proverbsafricanliterature.wordpress.com)

“A beggar will not mind being insulted; a beggar who cannot take insults will go hungry.”

Necessity requires humility — those in genuine need must set pride aside in order to survive.

Traditional Comoros Wisdom

Source: Traditional Comoros proverb, public-domain oral tradition; recorded in "African Proverbs in African Literature" (Comoros country profile, proverbsafricanliterature.wordpress.com)

“A chicken with beautiful plumage does not sit in a corner.”

Genuine quality or talent naturally draws attention and cannot remain hidden away.

Traditional Comoros Wisdom

Source: Traditional Comoros proverb, public-domain oral tradition; recorded in "African Proverbs in African Literature" (Comoros country profile, proverbsafricanliterature.wordpress.com)

“A fool and water will go the way they are diverted.”

A person without sound judgment is easily led wherever others choose to direct them.

Traditional Comoros Wisdom

Source: Traditional Comoros proverb, public-domain oral tradition; recorded in "African Proverbs in African Literature" (Comoros country profile, proverbsafricanliterature.wordpress.com)

“A nose alone does not lead.”

No single sense or ability is sufficient by itself; sound guidance needs more than one source.

Traditional Comoros Wisdom

Source: Traditional Comoros proverb, public-domain oral tradition; recorded in "African Proverbs in African Literature" (Comoros country profile, proverbsafricanliterature.wordpress.com)

“A slippery person is not a king.”

A leader who cannot be trusted or pinned down does not deserve authority over others.

Traditional Comoros Wisdom

Source: Traditional Comoros proverb, public-domain oral tradition; recorded in "African Proverbs in African Literature" (Comoros country profile, proverbsafricanliterature.wordpress.com)

“A thread follows the path of the needle.”

Followers go wherever their leader goes; conduct and direction are shaped by guidance.

Traditional Comoros Wisdom

Source: Traditional Comoros proverb, public-domain oral tradition; recorded in "African Proverbs in African Literature" (Comoros country profile, proverbsafricanliterature.wordpress.com)

“A whistle will not call back a dog that has escaped from the leash.”

Once trust, control, or opportunity is lost, it cannot easily be recalled by mere words.

Traditional Comoros Wisdom

Source: Traditional Comoros proverb, public-domain oral tradition; recorded in "African Proverbs in African Literature" (Comoros country profile, proverbsafricanliterature.wordpress.com)

“Where there are riches, thieves abound; if the riches are large, the thieves are as big.”

Greater wealth attracts greater danger and larger wrongdoing in proportion.

Traditional Comoros Wisdom

Source: Traditional Comoros proverb, public-domain oral tradition; recorded in "African Proverbs in African Literature" (Comoros country profile, proverbsafricanliterature.wordpress.com)

“If you steal while you carry your son on your back, you teach him to steal.”

Children absorb their morals by observing what their parents actually do, not merely what they say.

Traditional Comoros Wisdom

Source: Traditional Comoros proverb, public-domain oral tradition; recorded in "African Proverbs in African Literature" (Comoros country profile, proverbsafricanliterature.wordpress.com)

“The spider moves only inside its web.”

Everyone operates best, and holds the most power, within their own proper domain.

Traditional Comoros Wisdom

Source: Traditional Comoros proverb, public-domain oral tradition; recorded in "African Proverbs in African Literature" (Comoros country profile, proverbsafricanliterature.wordpress.com)

“The elephant never abandons his tusks on the road, however heavy they may be.”

One should never abandon what truly belongs to them or defines them, no matter how burdensome it becomes.

Traditional Comoros Wisdom

Source: Traditional Comoros proverb, public-domain oral tradition; recorded in "African Proverbs in African Literature" (Comoros country profile, proverbsafricanliterature.wordpress.com)

“Death is like an eagle that snatches away a chick and leaves its mother in tears.”

Death strikes suddenly and without warning, leaving grief behind for those who remain.

Traditional Comoros Wisdom

Source: Traditional Comoros proverb, public-domain oral tradition; recorded in "African Proverbs in African Literature" (Comoros country profile, proverbsafricanliterature.wordpress.com)

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