40 Cuban Proverbs / Page 2
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If you would be respected in company, seek the society of your equals and not of your superiors.22.
Jovial companions make this dull life tolerable.23.
Justice is a good thing, only not in my house, but in my neighbor's.24.
Kitten's are a child's instrument for happiness.25.
Life is short; but it barely takes a second to smile.26.
Listen to what they say about others, and you will know what they say about you.27.
Listen to what they say of others and you will know what they say of you.28.
Listening looks easy, but it's not that simple. Every head is a world.29.
One washes the body in vain if one does not wash the soul.30.
Seven sons of one mother, and each one of a different mind.31.
Tell me what company you keep and i will tell you who you are.32.
The best of hunters lies more than he hunts.33.
The wise man never says, 'i did not think.'34.
There is never wanting an excuse for drinking.35.
There is no better mirror than the face of an old friend.36.
There's no agreement under pressure.37.
There's no evil that lasts a hundred years, nor a body that can endure it.38.
When money talks, everyone else is silent.39.
When the sun rises, it rises for everyone.40.
You cannot distinguish between a drunken man and a mad man until they have slept.