Dominican Proverbs

Dominican Proverbs capture Caribbean wit shaped on Hispaniola, where Santo Domingo became the first enduring European city in the Americas. They blend Spanish, African, and Taíno echoes—celebrating joy, family, and clever survival.

Appearance can be deceiving. A wolf can disguise himself as a sheep. (Dominican Proverb)
Life has always been a mixture of joy and pain, wealth and poverty. View proverb
Dominican Proverb
Nicknames are used in case the Devil comes asking for you. View proverb
Dominican Proverb
Only moving forward. View proverb
Dominican Proverb
The rain that is going to fall doesn't wet you. View proverb
Dominican Proverb
Until the nail is hit, it doesn't believe in the hammer. View proverb
Dominican Proverb
Absence is the enemy of love; as the distance is from the eyes, so it is from the heart. View proverb
Dominican Proverb
Don't be like the shadow: a constant companion, yet not a comrade. View proverb
Dominican Proverb
It is a fine thing to command, though it be only a herd of cattle. View proverb
Dominican Proverb
The devil always paints himself black, but we always see him rose-colored. View proverb
Dominican Proverb
The way of this world is to praise dead saints and persecute living ones. (Dominican Proverb)
A good surgeon must have a hawk's eye, a lion's heart and a woman's hand. View proverb
Dominican Proverb