Name: ZakGT Host App
Author: ZakGT

A falta de pan, buenas son tortas.

“Lacking bread, cakes will do.”

When you cannot have what you truly want, make good use of what is available.

— Traditional Uruguay Wisdom, Uruguay

Source: Traditional Uruguay proverb, public-domain oral tradition

More Proverbs from Uruguay

En boca cerrada no entran moscas.

“Into a closed mouth, no flies enter.”

Staying silent avoids trouble; discretion protects you from unnecessary conflict.

Source: Traditional Uruguay proverb, public-domain oral tradition

Más vale tarde que nunca.

“Better late than never.”

Doing something after a delay is still better than never doing it at all.

Source: Traditional Uruguay proverb, public-domain oral tradition

El que mucho abarca, poco aprieta.

“He who grasps too much holds little.”

Trying to do too many things at once means none of them get done well.

Source: Traditional Uruguay proverb, public-domain oral tradition

A caballo regalado no se le miran los dientes.

“Do not look a gift horse in the mouth.”

Do not criticize or question something that was given to you for free.

Source: Traditional Uruguay proverb, public-domain oral tradition

Camarón que se duerme, se lo lleva la corriente.

“The shrimp that falls asleep gets swept away by the current.”

Those who are not alert or attentive will miss their opportunity.

Source: Traditional Uruguay proverb, public-domain oral tradition

No hay mal que por bien no venga.

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

Even misfortune can eventually bring a hidden benefit.

Source: Traditional Uruguay proverb, public-domain oral tradition