Sayings of Bolivian Origin
Science makes men arrogant; wealth makes them fools.
Love flies away and the pain remains.
He who marries prudence is the brother-in-law of peace.
Love and prudence are absolutely incompatible.
Good comes from far away; evil is close at hand.
It’s easier to know your enemies than to know your friends.
To ‘get out of my house.’ or ‘what do you want with my wife?’ there is no answer.
The beauty of the man is in his intelligence and the intelligence of the woman is in her beauty.
A thrashing river is a fisherman’s bounty.
A quarrel is like buttermilk, the more you stir it, and the sourer it grows.
Tomorrow is as good as today.
May the sun set on where my love dwells.
The Plurinational State of Bolivia
Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in western-central South
America. It is bordered by Brazil to the north and east, Paraguay and Argentina to the south, Chile to the southwest, and
Peru to the west.
During most of the Spanish colonial period, Bolivia was known as Upper Peru and administered by the Royal Court of Charcas.
After the first call for independence in 1809, 16 years of war followed before the establishment of the Republic, named for
Simón Bolívar, on 6 August 1825. Bolivia has since endured periods of political and economic instability, including the loss
of various peripheral territories to its neighbors, such as Acre, parts of the Gran Chaco and its coast.
Sucre, also known historically as Charcas, La Plata and Chuquisaca (population 247,300 in 2006) is the constitutional
capital of Bolivia, the capital of the department of Chuquisaca, and the 6th most populated city in Bolivia. Located in the
south-central part of the country, Sucre lies at an elevation of 2,810 meters (9,214 feet). This relatively high altitude
gives the city a cool temperate climate year-round.
The main language spoken is Spanish, although the Guarani, Aymara and Quechua languages are also common, and all four, as
well as 34 other indigenous languages, are official. Bolivia’s diversity has contributed greatly to its rich art, cuisine, literature, and music.
(An excerpt from Wikipedia)
National Anthem of Bolivia is Bolivian, a most Favorable Destiny (Bolivianos, el Hado Propicio)
Bolivian National Anthem ( English Lyrics):
Bolivians, a most favorable destiny
has at long last crowned our vows and longings;
This land is free, free at last.
Its servile state has now finally ceased.
The martial turmoil of yesterday,
and the horrible clamor of war,
are followed today, in harmonious contrast,
by sweet hymns of peace and unity.
Are followed today, in harmonious contrast,
by sweet hymns of peace and unity.
Let us keep the lofty name of our Fatherland
in glorious splendor conserved.
And, on its altars, once more we must swear:
to die before we would live as slaves!
Eternal praise to the brave warriors
whose heroic valor and firmness
conquered the freedom and glories that now
a happy Bolivia justly begins to enjoy!
Let their names, preserved forever in marble and bronze,
transmit their glory to remote future ages.
And in resounding song let them repeat their simple call:
Freedom! Freedom! Freedom!
Let us keep the lofty name of our Fatherland
in glorious splendor conserved.
And, on its altars, once more we must swear:
to die before we would live as slaves!
Here has Justice erected its Throne
which vile oppression ignores
and, on its glorious stamp let us rejoice
Freedom, freedom, freedom
This innocent and beautiful land,
which owes its name to Bolívar,
is the happy homeland where mankind
enjoys the benefits of good fortune and peace.
Let us keep the lofty name of our Fatherland
in glorious splendor conserved.
And, on its altars, once more we must swear:
to die before we would live as slaves!
If a foreigner may, any given day
even attempt to subjugate Bolivia,
let him prepare for a fatal destiny,
which menaces such brave aggressor.
For the sons of the mighty Bolívar
have sworn, thousands upon thousands of times:
to die rather than see the country’s
majestic banner humiliated.
Let us keep the lofty name of our Fatherland
in glorious splendor conserved.
And, on its altars, once more we must swear:
to die before we would live as slaves!