The words of Morocco

Morocco — quotes, proverbs & wisdom

Real words from the people of Morocco, each with a verified source. New quotes are added as each is fact-checked.

“What has passed is dead.”

اللي فات مات

Source: Traditional Moroccan (Darija) proverb, public-domain oral tradition

“Patience is the key to relief.”

الصبر مفتاح الفرج

Source: Traditional Moroccan/Arabic proverb, public-domain oral tradition

“He who wants honey must endure the sting of the bees.”

اللي بغا العسل يصبر لقريص النحل

Source: Traditional Moroccan (Darija) proverb, public-domain oral tradition

“One hand alone cannot clap.”

يد وحدة ما تصفقش

Source: Traditional Moroccan (Darija) proverb, public-domain oral tradition

“The neighbor before the house.”

الجار قبل الدار

Source: Traditional Moroccan/Arabic proverb, public-domain oral tradition

“Everything is beautiful in its own time.”

كل شي بوقتو زين

Source: Traditional Moroccan (Darija) proverb, public-domain oral tradition

“The monkey, in his mother's eye, is a gazelle.”

القرد في عين مو غزال

Source: Traditional Moroccan (Darija) proverb, public-domain oral tradition

“He who was bitten by a snake fears the rope.”

اللي عضو الحنش كيخاف من الحبل

Source: Traditional Moroccan (Darija) proverb, public-domain oral tradition

“A dirham of prevention is better than a quintal of cure.”

درهم وقاية خير من قنطار علاج

Source: Traditional Moroccan/Arabic proverb, public-domain oral tradition

“He who does not know you cannot value you.”

اللي ما يعرفك ما يقدرك

Source: Traditional Moroccan (Darija) proverb, public-domain oral tradition