Maori Proverbs

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qrFqr! Hapaitia te ara tika pumau ai terangatiratanga mo nga uri whakatipu. Foster the pathway of knowledge to strength,independence and growth for future generations. qrFqr!

qrFqr!Ma tini ma mano ka rapa te whai. Many hands make light work. qrFqr!

qrFqr!Whala te iti kahuranga ki te tuahu koe me he maunga teitei.Aim for the highest cloud so that if you miss it, you will hit a lofty mountain.qrFqr!

qrFqr!Ka mate kāinga tahi, ka ora kāinga rua.There is more than one way to achieve an objective. qrFqr!

qrFqr!Kia mate ururoa, kei mate whekeo.Fight like a shark, not like an octopus.qrFqr!

qrFqr! He aha te mea nui ki tēnei ao? Māku e ki atu. He tangata, he tangata, he tangata.What is the most important thing in the world? I would reply that it is people, people, people.qrFqr!

qrFqr! Toitu he kainga,whatu nga-rongaro he tangata. The land still remains when people have disappeared.qrFqr!

qrFqr! He aha te kai ō te rangatira?He Kōrero, he kōrero, he kōrero. What is the food of the leader? It is knowledge. It is communication.qrFqr!

qrFqr! Kia hora te marino, Kia whakapapa pounamu te moana, kia tere te Kārohirohi i mua i tōu huarahi. May the calm be widespread, may the oceanglisten as greenstone, may the shimmer of light ever dance across your pathway. qrFqr!

qrFqr!Mau ano e to mai te ika ki a koe.Ki te tino wawata koe ki te ika ka haere mai ki a koe! You create your own luck. If you wish it the fish will come! qrFqr!

qrFqr! Ka pū te rūhā, ka hao te rangatahi.The old net is exhausted and the new net goes fishing. qrFqr!

qrFqr! Ahakoa he iti he pounamu.Despite being small you are of great value.qrFqr!

qrFqr! Aroha mai, aroha atu. Love towards us, love going out from us.qrFqr!

qrFqr!He aroha whakatō, he aroha puta mai. If kindness is sown then kindness you shall receive.qrFqr!

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Maori Proverbs

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