Salvadoran Proverbs

Salvadoran Proverbs draw on life between volcanoes and the Pacific, where coffee farms and close-knit barrios shape speech. They blend humor with hard-earned caution, echoing memories of the 1980s civil war and stubborn hope.

Say nothing about another that you wouldn't want to hear about yourself. (Salvadoran Proverb)
Dip the pitcher into the water enough and it finally breaks. View proverb
Salvadoran Proverb
He who takes on too much squeezes little. View proverb
Salvadoran Proverb
It's fair that he who tried to steal yours, loses his. View proverb
Salvadoran Proverb
So many years playing the marquise and she still doesn't know how to wave a fan. View proverb
Salvadoran Proverb
That which in the beautiful woman is grace, in the ugly woman turns to disgrace. View proverb
Salvadoran Proverb
Where there is life, there is also hope. View proverb
Salvadoran Proverb