Candil de la calle, oscuridad de su casa.
“A lamp for the street, darkness in his own house.”
Describes someone who is generous and helpful to strangers but neglectful toward their own family.
— Traditional Nicaragua Wisdom, Nicaragua
Source: Traditional Nicaraguan proverb, shared Spanish-speaking oral tradition, public-domain
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