Nicaraguan Proverbs

There's nothing worse for an intelligent person than to put a fool beside him.

There is taste in variety, and variety in taste.

The lance never blunted the pen, nor the pen the lance.

Taste in variety, variety in taste.

Renounce a friend who covers you with his wings and destroys you with his beak.

Pretend you're in great danger, and you'll find out if you have any friends.

Many things are too bad to be blessed, and too good to be cursed.

It takes two to make a quarrel but only one to end it.

He who steals in order to give to god can only get advice from the devil.

Fleeing and running are not the same thing.

Eyes that see do not grow old.

Envy follows merit like the shadow follows the body.

A favor given to man is appreciated by none.