Los hombres son libres: los hombres son iguales ante la ley.
“Men are free; men are equal before the law.”
Del Valle, drafter of Central America's declaration of independence, articulated the Enlightenment principle that no person's freedom should be subject to another's will.
— José Cecilio del Valle, Honduras
Source: José Cecilio del Valle, collected writings and speeches, documented in Wikiquote (es.wikiquote.org)
More Proverbs from Honduras
Not even good food tastes good when it is forced on you.
Anything, however good, becomes unpleasant when someone is compelled to accept it against their will.
Even a fool cannot enjoy what God gives him.
A foolish or ungrateful person fails to appreciate even the greatest blessings placed before them.
From calm waters, God deliver me; from rough ones I deliver myself.
A quiet, gentle appearance can hide the greatest danger; open threats are easier to guard against than hidden ones.
No bull is brave against two spears at once.
Even the strongest will falter when pressed hard from two directions at the same time.
A lamp for the street, darkness in the house.
Someone who is generous and pleasant to strangers may still neglect and mistreat the people closest to them.
The hen that eats eggs keeps doing it, even if they burn her beak for it.
A deeply set habit continues even after repeated punishment.