Costa Rican Proverbs

Costa Rican Proverbs capture “pura vida” optimism shaped by rainforests, coffee farms, and a democracy without an army since 1948. They praise humility, hard work, neighborly respect, and joy in simple days.

Envy shoots as others and wounds herself. (Costa Rican Proverb)
Every word has three definitions and three interpretations. View proverb
Costa Rican Proverb
Once does not mean frequently, and twice does not mean constantly. View proverb
Costa Rican Proverb
A mind can make a heaven out of hell, or a hell out of heaven. View proverb
Costa Rican Proverb
The last to breathe is the first to drown. View proverb
Costa Rican Proverb
To give in order to receive is not to give, but to beg. View proverb
Costa Rican Proverb
All people have their friend and their enemy within themselves. View proverb
Costa Rican Proverb
Beauty and folly are constant companions. View proverb
Costa Rican Proverb
There is no evil without goodness. View proverb
Costa Rican Proverb
Còcciula made by three is neither a failure nor a success. View proverb
Costa Rican Proverb
At the end of many disasters, there's always an Italian. (Costa Rican Proverb)
You're correct, but the goat is mine. View proverb
Costa Rican Proverb
He who has an ass, farts. View proverb
Costa Rican Proverb
He who puts off something will lose it. View proverb
Costa Rican Proverb
When you've been had, you go home. View proverb
Costa Rican Proverb
A thin cat and a fat woman are the shame of a household. View proverb
Costa Rican Proverb
Reason is only verbal. View proverb
Costa Rican Proverb
He who leads an immoral life dies an immoral death. View proverb
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External link to Wikipedia page on Costa Rica for further reading. View proverb
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