Al Mal Tiempo, Buena Cara – “When the Going Gets Rough, the Tough Gets Going”
Mas Vale Pájaro en Mano Que Cien Volando – “A Bird in the Hand is Worth Two in the Bush”
A los Tontos No les Dura el Dinero – “A Fool and his Money Are Soon Parted*
Literally “Money does not last for fools”, this Spanish saying is a reminder that you should spend your money wisely.
No one wants to be a fool, right? I certainly don’t want to be a poor one!
La Verdad Adelgaza, pero No Quiebra – “The Truth May Be Stretched Thin, but It Never Breaks”
This quote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, the author of Don Quixote, encourages always saying the truth.
It puts forward the fact that some people may try to distort it to their advantage. But in the end, what is true is true and can’t be changed.
“Errar Es Humano, pero Más Lo Es Culpar de Ello a Otros” – “To Err Is Human, but It Is Even More So to Blame Others for It”
Baltazar Gracian, who said this quote, was a Spanish writer who had human nature all figured out, apparently.
What he meant with this quote is humans are more likely to try to blame others for their problems, than to own up to their mistakes.