17-09-2022, 11:00 AM
"Mauri mahi, mauri ora; mauri noho, mauri mate."
(Industry begets prosperity (security); idleness begets poverty (insecurity).)
"Tama tu, tama ora; tama noho, tama mate kai."
(He who stands lives; he who sits, perishes.)
"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.)
"He manako te koura i kore ai."
(Crayfish are scarce when they are expected. Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.)
"He au kei uta e taea te karo, he au kei te moana e kore e taea."
(You may dodge smoke (au) on land, but you cannot dodge current at sea.)
"He maroro kokati ihu waka."
(The flying-fish that cuts across the bow of the canoe. – Considered a bad omen.)
"Hōhonu kaki, pāpaku nana."
(Deep at eating but shallow at work.)
"Te toto o te tangata he kai, te oranga o te tangata, he whenua, he oneone".
While food provides the blood in our veins, our health is drawn from the land and soil.
"He pai te tirohanga ki nga mahara mo nga raa pahemo engari ka puta te maaramatanga i runga i te titiro whakamua."
It’s fine to have recollections of the past but wisdom comes from being able to prepare opportunities for the future.
(Industry begets prosperity (security); idleness begets poverty (insecurity).)
"Tama tu, tama ora; tama noho, tama mate kai."
(He who stands lives; he who sits, perishes.)
"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.)
"He manako te koura i kore ai."
(Crayfish are scarce when they are expected. Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.)
"He au kei uta e taea te karo, he au kei te moana e kore e taea."
(You may dodge smoke (au) on land, but you cannot dodge current at sea.)
"He maroro kokati ihu waka."
(The flying-fish that cuts across the bow of the canoe. – Considered a bad omen.)
"Hōhonu kaki, pāpaku nana."
(Deep at eating but shallow at work.)
"Te toto o te tangata he kai, te oranga o te tangata, he whenua, he oneone".
While food provides the blood in our veins, our health is drawn from the land and soil.
"He pai te tirohanga ki nga mahara mo nga raa pahemo engari ka puta te maaramatanga i runga i te titiro whakamua."
It’s fine to have recollections of the past but wisdom comes from being able to prepare opportunities for the future.
in order to be old & wise, you must first be young & stupid. (I'm still working on that.)