Colombian Proverbs

A lame man always speaks when it's time to run.

Take the bull by the horns and the man at his word.

See and believe, and in order not to make a mistake, touch.

He who must die, must die in the dark, even though he sells candles.

The person who recognizes his major mistakes is on the road to wisdom.

It's better to be the pot than the lid.

Better to beg forgiveness than to ask permission.

He who overcomes his passions overcomes his greatest enemies.

The person who gives away his belongings will slowly become a beggar.

There is no better friend than a burden.

Clean hands offend no one.

Instruction in youth is like engraving in stones.

He who shows a passion tells his enemy where he may hit him.

Poverty does not destroy virtue nor wealth bestow it.

To love and be wise is impossible.

Who is always sad, does not even have fun when drunk.

When force is imposed, the law is a joke.