182 Moroccan Proverbs / Page 4
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He who eats when he is full digs his grave with his teeth.62.
He who enters Fez with a rug, leaves with a money bag.63.
He who flatters with laughter wants to see you cry.64.
He who follows the crow will be led the the corpses of dogs.65.
He who gives fair words feeds you with an empty spoon.66.
He who has nothing to die for has nothing to live for.67.
He who has patience with his enemy, rewards himself.68.
He who is a mocker dances without a tamborine.69.
He who lacks knowledge derides his neighbor, but the man of understanding holds his tongue.70.
He who mocks the poor shows contempt for their maker.71.
He who touches honey is compelled to lick his fingers.72.
If a man leaves little children behind him, it is as if he did not die.73.
If a man once fall, all will tread on him.74.
If a man puts a cord around his neck, God will provide someone to pull it.75.
If a man told you that a dog had run off with your ear, would you go after the dog or search first for your ear?76.
If a rich man steals it is a mistake; if a poor man makes a mistake he has stolen.77.
If at noon the King declares it is night, behold the stars.78.
If I listen, I have the advantage; if I speak, others have it.79.
If one tells you the harira is cold, tell him to put his hand in it.80.
If the judge is against you, you should withdraw the complaint.