Colombian Proverbs

Colombian proverbs blend Andean highlands and Caribbean coast spirit, shaped by coffee-growing hills and a mestizo heritage. They praise joy, cleverness, and solidarity, carrying hard-won hope through decades of conflict and change.

A lame man always speaks when it's time to run. (Colombian Proverb)
All fear has much imagination and little talent. View proverb
Colombian Proverb
Better to beg forgiveness than to ask permission. View proverb
Colombian Proverb
Clean hands offend no one. View proverb
Colombian Proverb
He who overcomes his passions overcomes his greatest enemies. View proverb
Colombian Proverb
Instruction in youth is like engraving in stone. View proverb
Colombian Proverb
See and believe, and in order not to make a mistake, touch. View proverb
Colombian Proverb
Suit the behavior to the occasion. View proverb
Colombian Proverb
Take the bull by the horns and the man at his word. View proverb
Colombian Proverb
The person who recognizes his major mistakes is on the road to wisdom. View proverb
Colombian Proverb
There is no better friend than a burden. (Colombian Proverb)
When force is imposed, the law is a joke. View proverb
Colombian Proverb
Who is always sad, does not even have fun when drunk. View proverb
Colombian Proverb
It's better to be the pot than the lid. View proverb
Colombian Proverb
He who must die, must die in the dark, even though he sells candles. View proverb
Colombian Proverb
He who shows a passion tells his enemy where he may hit him. View proverb
Colombian Proverb
Poverty does not destroy virtue nor wealth bestow it. View proverb
Colombian Proverb
The person who gives away his belongings will slowly become a beggar. View proverb
Colombian Proverb
To love and be wise is impossible. View proverb
Colombian Proverb
Even the candle seller dies in the dark. View proverb
Colombian Proverb
Where there are stones the brook babbles. (Colombian Proverb)