El que quiera saber sus defectos, que se case, y el que quiera saber sus calidades, que se muera
One who wants to know his defects should marry; one who wants to know his qualitites should die
El que repica la campana no puede andar en la procesión
The one who rings the bell cannot at the same time be in the procession
(You can't have your cake and eat it too)
El que perdona a su enemigo, a dios tiene por amigo
He who forgives his enemy has God for his friend.
El que solo se ríe, de sus maldades se acuerda
The one who laughs by himself remembers his mischiefs
Mientras el sábio piensa, el tonto se aprovecha
When the wise man ponders the situation, the dumb man takes advantage of it
Muchas veces soy pendejo por conveniencia
Very often I am a fool because I want to be
(People act like fools when it is to their advantage)
Palabras de santo, uñas de gato
Words of a saint, nails of a cat
Vale más causar envidia que lástima
It is better to cause jealousy than pity
A lo que te truje, chencha
Let's do our thing Chencha
( A humorous expression meaning let's get down to business)
Al nopal lo van a ver solo cuando tiene tunas
People seek the cactus only when they need prickly pears
Al perro más flaco se le cargan más pulgas
The scrawniest dog gets the most fleas
Al que nace para tamale, del cielo le caen las hojas
He who is born to be a tamale gets his husks from heaven
Come y bebe que la vida es breve
Eat and drink, for life is short
El que come y canta, loco se lavanta
He who eats and sings at the same time goes crazy
No es lo mismo ver comer, que tirarse con los platos
Seeing someone eat and throwing the dishes at each other are two different things
(Criticizing a performance and doing it yourself are two different things) |
