Honduran Proverbs

Honduran Proverbs carry the voice of a land between Caribbean and Pacific, from Maya Copán to colonial towns. They prize family, hard work, humor, and caution, echoing farming life and storms that test patience.

Every time one laughs a nail is removed from one's coffin. (Honduran Proverb)
Grief shared is half grief; joy shared is double joy. View proverb
Honduran Proverb
Choose the stone by the size of the frog. View proverb
Honduran Proverb
Hunger has no law; it's just hungry. View proverb
Honduran Proverb
The truth is bitter and lies are sweet. View proverb
Honduran Proverb
When the blind leads the way, woe to those who follow. View proverb
Honduran Proverb
No matter if the child's born blind, as long as it doesn't beg. View proverb
Honduran Proverb
For the lazy and the poor, everything always takes twice the effort. View proverb
Honduran Proverb
For great ills, great remedies. View proverb
Honduran Proverb
He who walks the path of evil comes upon an evil end. View proverb
Honduran Proverb