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Candil de la calle, oscuridad de su casa.

“A lamp for the street, darkness in his own house.”

Someone gracious and helpful to outsiders while neglecting their own family.

— Traditional Guatemala Wisdom, Guatemala

Source: Traditional Guatemala proverb, public-domain oral tradition

More Proverbs from Guatemala

Camarón que se duerme, se lo lleva la corriente.

“The shrimp that falls asleep gets carried off by the current.”

Complacency or inattention lets opportunity or danger overtake you.

Source: Traditional Guatemala proverb, public-domain oral tradition

No hay mal que por bien no venga.

“There is no bad from which good does not come.”

Even misfortune eventually brings some hidden benefit.

Source: Traditional Guatemala proverb, public-domain oral tradition

Árbol que nace torcido, jamás su tronco endereza.

“A tree that grows crooked never straightens its trunk.”

Deeply ingrained character or habits are very hard to change.

Source: Traditional Guatemala proverb, public-domain oral tradition

A caballo regalado no se le mira el diente.

“Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.”

Do not criticize or judge something given to you for free.

Source: Traditional Guatemala proverb, public-domain oral tradition

Más vale tarde que nunca.

“Better late than never.”

Doing something after a delay is preferable to never doing it at all.

Source: Traditional Guatemala proverb, public-domain oral tradition

Al que madruga, Dios le ayuda.

“God helps him who rises early.”

Effort and early diligence tend to be rewarded.

Source: Traditional Guatemala proverb, public-domain oral tradition