Guatemalan Proverbs

Guatemalan Proverbs draw on Maya roots and Spanish colonial echoes from the volcanic highlands. They prize community, hard work, and respect for the land, mixing humor with caution about pride, debt, and fate.

Better to eat beans in peace than to eat meat in distress. (Guatemalan Proverb)
Do not bear ill will toward those who tell you the truth. View proverb
Guatemalan Proverb
Everyone is the age of their heart. View proverb
Guatemalan Proverb
He who avoids the temptations avoids the sin. View proverb
Guatemalan Proverb
He who doesn't risk a penny doesn't make a peso. View proverb
Guatemalan Proverb
Return property to its owner, and your sleep will be peaceful. View proverb
Guatemalan Proverb
That which is said at the table should be wrapped up in the tablecloth. View proverb
Guatemalan Proverb
The deepest waters make the least noise. View proverb
Guatemalan Proverb
Your true enemy lives in your own house. View proverb
Guatemalan Proverb
Don't despise someone for telling the truth. View proverb
Guatemalan Proverb
It's not the fault of the parrot, but of the one who teaches him to talk. (Guatemalan Proverb)
There's no ill that doesn't turn out for the better. View proverb
Guatemalan Proverb
A weapon is an enemy even to its owner. View proverb
Guatemalan Proverb