Bolivian Proverbs

To 'get out of my house.' or 'what do you want with my wife?' there is no answer.

Science makes men arrogant; wealth makes them fools.

May the sun set on where my love dwells.

Love flies away and the pain remains.

Love and prudence are absolutely incompatible.

It's easier to know your enemies than to know your friends.

It is better to eat bread with love than fowl with grief.

If you marry wise judgment, peace will become your brother-in-law.

He who marries prudence is the brother-in-law of peace.

An altercation is like buttermilk -- the more you stir it, the sourer it gets.

A thrashing river is a fisherman's bounty.

A quarrel is like buttermilk, the more you stir it, the more sour it grows.