Zordi mwa, dime twa.
“Today me, tomorrow you.”
What goes around comes around — fortune or misfortune eventually reaches everyone in turn.
— Traditional Mauritius Wisdom, Mauritius
Source: Traditional Mauritius proverb, public-domain oral tradition
More Proverbs from Mauritius
Even still water has its depth.
Calm, quiet people should not be underestimated — a still surface can hide deep knowledge or feeling.
Every night has its morning.
No matter how dark or difficult a time feels, it will pass and better days will follow.
Water on taro leaves.
Criticism or harsh words roll off without effect, like water sliding off a taro leaf — "in one ear and out the other."
He prays to God but does the devil's business.
Calls out hypocrisy — someone who acts pious in public while behaving badly in private.
A goat's tongue.
A compliment for someone whose words carry real weight and tend to come true, as if spoken with an almost prophetic tongue.
With the human heart, you can break stones.
Human will and love have the power to overcome even the hardest obstacles.