katchouteeahn baiymahnuh dahsehn eh, eennuh paghcheel, meghuhn ahl yehrpehk chee yehrehvnahl

There is anoher Armenian saying that resembles the above.

paghchogheen maiyruh cheh latzehr – the mother of the one that ran away will not cry.

Does this mean that Armenians are cowards? Not really. There is saying in French, il faut reculer pour mieux sauter – it is good to go backward in order to better jump forward. Sometimes in life we may retreat in order to regroup and advance more effectively. What may seem to be cowardly may be a good plan to be more prepared to win a battle.

The above implies cowardly behavior. But, it can also point to a plan to regroup one’s strength and prepare for a better way to get something done.