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Mexican proverbs
Self-praise amounts to self-condemnation.
Everyone is as God made him and very often worse. The throat must pay for what the tongue may say. He who is ignorant at home is ignorant abroad. He who strikes first strikes twice. He who gives what he can is no further obligated. There's no better mirror than an old friend. You must not tell all that you know, nor judge all that you see, if you would live in peace. By the claw you may know the lion. One man driven by distress does as much as thirty. There is no choosing between two things of no value. Avarice commonly occasions injury to the person who displays it. He who walks with wolves learns to howl. Walk your own road and bear your own load. Better to be red-faced once than hundred times purple. It is better to be a fool than obstinate. Evil falls on him who goes to seek it. Who suffers much is likely to find comfort in very little. Everyone is eager to play the piano, but few are willing to carry it on. Courtesy is compatible with bravery. A full stomach gladdens the heart. Deeds, not words, are the true language of love. God speaks for the man who holds his peace. To win a dispute is to gain a chicken and lose a cow. Great deeds are reserved for great men. Better one timely squawk than constant talk. Though the cage be made of gold, it's still a prison. Trust your best friend as you would your worst enemy. Blood boils without flame. It's not the able that give, but the desirous. If you would be a good judge, pay attention to what everyone says. He who does not honor his wife dishonors himself. Ten who shout obtain more than ten who remain silent.
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