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اللي فات مات

“What has passed is gone; do not dwell on it.”

Let go of the past instead of dwelling on what cannot be changed.

— Traditional Tunisia Wisdom, Tunisia

Source: Traditional Tunisia proverb, public-domain oral tradition

More Proverbs from Tunisia

الصبر مفتاح الفرج

“Patience is the key to relief.”

Enduring hardship with patience eventually leads to a way out.

Source: Traditional Tunisia proverb, public-domain oral tradition

اللي يحفر حفرة لخيه يقع فيها

“He who digs a pit for his brother falls into it himself.”

Plotting harm against others often backfires on the one who plots it.

Source: Traditional Tunisia proverb, public-domain oral tradition

يد وحدها ما تصفقش

“One hand alone does not clap.”

Cooperation is needed to accomplish what a single person cannot do alone.

Source: Traditional Tunisia proverb, public-domain oral tradition

كل كلب في داره سبع

“Every dog is a lion in his own home.”

People act bold and confident on their own familiar ground.

Source: Traditional Tunisia proverb, public-domain oral tradition

أعطي الخبز لخبازه ولو ياكل نصه

“Give the bread to its baker, even if he eats half of it.”

Trust a task to the person who truly knows the craft, even if it costs you something.

Source: Traditional Tunisia proverb, public-domain oral tradition

الجار قبل الدار

“The neighbor before the house.”

Choose your neighbors as carefully as you choose your home, for they matter just as much.

Source: Traditional Tunisia proverb, public-domain oral tradition