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El vivo a señas y el tonto a palos.

“The clever man takes a hint; the fool needs a beating.”

A perceptive person learns from a subtle signal, while a stubborn one only learns through hard consequence.

— Traditional Honduras Wisdom, Honduras

Source: Traditional Honduras proverb, public-domain oral tradition

More Proverbs from Honduras

A la fuerza, ni la comida es buena.

“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.

Source: Traditional Honduras proverb, public-domain oral tradition

El tonto ni de Dios goza.

“Even a fool cannot enjoy what God gives him.”

A foolish or ungrateful person fails to appreciate even the greatest blessings placed before them.

Source: Traditional Honduras proverb, public-domain oral tradition

De las aguas mansas líbrame Dios, que de las bravas me libro yo.

“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.

Source: Traditional Honduras proverb, public-domain oral tradition

A dos puyas no hay toro valiente.

“No bull is brave against two spears at once.”

Even the strongest will falter when pressed hard from two directions at the same time.

Source: Traditional Honduras proverb, public-domain oral tradition

Candil de la calle, oscuridad de la casa.

“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.

Source: Traditional Honduras proverb, public-domain oral tradition

Gallina que come huevos, aunque le quemen el pico.

“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.

Source: Traditional Honduras proverb, public-domain oral tradition