Puerto Rican Proverbs

Puerto Rican Proverbs distill island wit from Taíno roots, Spanish colonization, and African rhythms. They prize family and humor, tempered by hurricanes, seafaring life, and a diaspora shaped by U.S. territorial status.

Break the leg of a bad habit. (Puerto Rican Proverb)
The best thing God did was to make one day follow another. View proverb
Puerto Rican Proverb
The monkey knows the tree it climbs. View proverb
Puerto Rican Proverb
The night forms a cover for sinners. View proverb
Puerto Rican Proverb
There's a risk in every jump. View proverb
Puerto Rican Proverb
What might not happen in a year might happen in an instant. View proverb
Puerto Rican Proverb
You may light another's candle with your own without loss. View proverb
Puerto Rican Proverb
Although the monkey might dress in silk, monkey it still is. View proverb
Puerto Rican Proverb
Always a bridesmaid, never a bride. View proverb
Puerto Rican Proverb
Do not fear a stain that disappears with water. View proverb
Puerto Rican Proverb
Eat the bread of the man you hate and also of him you love. (Puerto Rican Proverb)
He who was born for a small loaf, will never own a big one. View proverb
Puerto Rican Proverb
I will do anything except bear the responsibility of guarding a house that has two doors. View proverb
Puerto Rican Proverb
In the boss's eyes you'll always see ambition. View proverb
Puerto Rican Proverb
Love is deed and not fine phrases. View proverb
Puerto Rican Proverb
Never say no due to pride, or yes due to weakness. View proverb
Puerto Rican Proverb
The day after is the student of the day before. View proverb
Puerto Rican Proverb
There is a great distance between said and done. View proverb
Puerto Rican Proverb
There is not the thickness of a peso between good and evil. View proverb
Puerto Rican Proverb
A good beginning is half the work done. View proverb
Puerto Rican Proverb
He who excuses himself, accuses himself. (Puerto Rican Proverb)
He who lacks ideas makes those of others his own. View proverb
Puerto Rican Proverb
Hurriedness is not necessarily the daughter of foolishness, and delay is not necessarily the daughter of cowardice. View proverb
Puerto Rican Proverb
Calling the devil is not the same as seeing him come. View proverb
Puerto Rican Proverb
Silk is cut best with old scissors. View proverb
Puerto Rican Proverb