Nderi vlen më shumë se jeta.
“Honor is worth more than life.”
Personal and family honor is held as more precious than survival itself.
— Traditional Kosovo Wisdom, Kosovo
Source: Kanun of Leke Dukagjini (Albanian-Kosovar customary law code, compiled by Shtjefen Gjeçovi from centuries-old oral tradition, early 20th-century transcription), public-domain customary heritage
More Proverbs from Kosovo
Little by little, it becomes much.
Small, steady effort accumulates into something great over time.
Blood does not become water.
Family bonds endure and cannot be dissolved, no matter the distance or conflict.
Don't leave for tomorrow what you can do today.
Delay breeds missed opportunity; act while you still have the chance.
A person learns as long as they live.
Learning never truly ends; life itself is a continuous education.
A friend is known in need.
True friendship reveals itself when help is truly needed, not in easy times.
The tongue has no bones, yet it breaks bones.
Words carry great power and can wound as deeply as any weapon.