16 Nicaraguan Proverbs
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A favor given to man is appreciated by none.2.
Envy follows merit like the shadow follows the body.3.
Eyes that see do not grow old.4.
Fleeing and running are not the same thing.5.
For the bad weather, a cheerful face.6.
He who steals in order to give to god can only get advice from the devil.7.
It takes two to make a quarrel but only one to end it.8.
It takes two to start an altercation, but only one to end it.9.
Many things are too bad to be blessed, and too good to be cursed.10.
Pretend you're in great danger, and you'll find out if you have any friends.11.
Renounce a friend who covers you with his wings and destroys you with his beak.12.
Taste in variety, variety in taste.13.
The lance never blunted the pen, nor the pen the lance.14.
There is taste in variety, and variety in taste.15.
There's nobody can prevent you getting into heaven, but there are many always ready to give you a shove into hell.16.
There's nothing worse for an intelligent person than to put a fool beside him.16 Nicaraguan Proverbs