Mexican Proverbs

Mexican Proverbs carry the wit of mestizo Mexico, where Indigenous roots met Spanish rule. They praise family and hard work, laugh at misfortune, and honor life’s cycle—echoes of mercados, ranchos, and Día de Muertos.

He who doesn't look ahead remains behind. (Mexican Proverb)
God is bigger than your problems. View proverb
Mexican Proverb
He who doesn't speak will get no help from God. View proverb
Mexican Proverb
He who does not venture has no luck. View proverb
Mexican Proverb
Conversation is food for the soul. View proverb
Mexican Proverb
He who divides and shares is left with the best share. View proverb
Mexican Proverb
Do good and don't worry to whom. View proverb
Mexican Proverb
The house does not rest upon the ground, but upon a woman. View proverb
Mexican Proverb
Better a stride that will last than a trot that tires fast. View proverb
Mexican Proverb
Better to be red-faced once than 100 times purple. View proverb
Mexican Proverb
Better to die on your feet than to live on your knees. (Mexican Proverb)
By the claw you may know the lion. View proverb
Mexican Proverb
Words of the mouth are like a stone in a sling. View proverb
Mexican Proverb
You cannot worship an unknown saint. View proverb
Mexican Proverb
Don't break down, rope; this is the last jerk. View proverb
Mexican Proverb
Duty before devotion. View proverb
Mexican Proverb
Everyone knows where his own shoe pinches him. View proverb
Mexican Proverb
Everyone makes firewood of a fallen tree. View proverb
Mexican Proverb
Everything wears away from use. View proverb
Mexican Proverb
Eyes that don't see have less to lament. View proverb
Mexican Proverb
We are all made of the same clay, but not from the same mold. (Mexican Proverb)
We were born to die anyhow. View proverb
Mexican Proverb
When it's time to fry the beans, you can't do without lard. View proverb
Mexican Proverb
Where there are weapons, there will be wars. View proverb
Mexican Proverb
He who assists everybody assists nobody. View proverb
Mexican Proverb