Peruvian Proverbs

Peruvian Proverbs draw on Andean heights and Inca memory. They blend Quechua-rooted communal values, respect for Pachamama, and hard lessons from life between desert coast and Amazon rainforests.

Envy for a friend is like the taste of a sour pumpkin. (Peruvian Proverb)
Favor your own first, then others. View proverb
Peruvian Proverb
From the tree of silence hands the fruit of tranquility. View proverb
Peruvian Proverb
Gold, when beaten, shines. View proverb
Peruvian Proverb
Lawyer for the rich, scourge of the poor. View proverb
Peruvian Proverb
Only he who carries it knows how much the cross weighs. View proverb
Peruvian Proverb
When the road is long, even slippers feel tight. View proverb
Peruvian Proverb
Youth is intoxication without wine; old age, wine without intoxication. View proverb
Peruvian Proverb
The child weeps for it's good and the old man for his ill. View proverb
Peruvian Proverb
If i listen i have the advantage, if i speak others have it. View proverb
Peruvian Proverb
Love looks through spectacles that make copper look like gold. (Peruvian Proverb)