If you do not speak for yourself, no one else will

Negative observation which highlights that if a person does not change their behavior at the beginning or during a process or relationship, he/she will be forced to change when the relationship is ended (examples are a marriage, employer/employee, friends).

Speak up for yourself, no one else will

Anyone that ignores the advice of others, which helps avoid problems and bad situations, does not arrive to old age.

Highlights that one of the most important factors in learning is a positive attitude

Any person that has a real need for something will find the way to obtain it

Always lands on his feet. A lucky person that always seems to have things turn out right.

To reach one’s limit. No matter what a person does, he/she will not advance any further.

Always lands on his feet. A lucky person that always seems to have things turn out right.

Fine words butter no parsnips. Look out for the person that promises everything to everyone. This person will not have the time or resources to fulfill all of his promises, so will end up fulfilling none of them.

Try to do everything and you end up doing nothing

The person that does something bad (stealing, lying, etc.) must assume the consequences

Don’t gamble something you can’t afford to lose

If you play with fire you get burned. A person that messes around with a “sticky” or dangerous situation is running the risk of hurting himself or getting into trouble.

Implies that whoever is in charge, making the laws or rules, also puts in the loopholes so that he himself can be exempt from the rules. This person will always come out ahead.

The person that saves whenever he/she has extra, will always find what is needed during times of scarcity

This phrase is used for impatient people, that cannot sit quietly and wait for whatever is pending (a line at the store, a doctor’s appointment, kids waiting to open their gifts for Christmas).

If you are associated with something, even if you are not involved, you will suffer from the situation. For example, if your friends are criminals, even if you aren’t, at some point you will be implicated with them.

He gives twice who gives quickly. The first person to act in a situation is often at an advantage. This may be a fight, where the first blow is the best, or donating money to charity. By giving right away, that is worth more than giving at a later time.

To give away the house. If you are too generous with things, then you will end up with nothing and will have to beg from others.

Someone that screws off or takes advantage of people, for example cutting class; gofio is a powdery candy that because it is so dry and fine, can easily make you choke.

Singing is a way of removing problems or worries from one’s mind

Silence gives consent. By not speaking out against what is in question, the person is by default accepting or authorizing what he/she is against.

By taking the initiative, a person can achieve what he wants. No one else can do that for him.

If you run after two hares you will catch neither. If you try to do too many things at once, then none of them turn out well.

He who lives by the sword dies by the sword. If a person’s solution to their problems is always violence, then at some point that will kill them.

Also “El que bien siembra, bien cosecha”, You reap what you sow. Positive actions bring good results or consequences.

By talking badly about others, a person opens themselves up for criticism and risks alienating everyone.

The person of authority, in power, or with money and resources, will always win out against the little guy.

The person most affected by a situation is often the last person to find out. This is generally because everyone else hides the truth as long as possible.