Better a handful of dried figs and content with that, than to own the gate of peacocks and be kicked in the eye by a broody camel.
More Moroccan Proverbs:
Man alone is the measure of all things.Moroccan
Strong attachment is difficult -- it makes one mad or kills.
Moroccan
Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bone.
Moroccan
Kindness can pluck the whiskers of a lion.
Moroccan
Instruction in youth is like engraving in stone.
Moroccan
He who mocks the poor shows contempt for their maker.
Moroccan