Puerto Rican Sayings
Proverbs of Puerto Rican origin
Men are like bears, the uglier they are, the more gorgeous they are.
You are master over what you hush, and slave to what you speak…
The best thing God did was to make one day follow another.
When you talk about the sun, you will see her beams.
That which does not kill, makes you fat…
Appearances can be deceiving.
There is no chaos that good cannot come from
After a storm comes a calm.
Lying and eating fish, one must be very careful…
The keeper of the orchard’s dog, that neither eats, nor will let anyone eat
Curiosity killed the cat.
A tiger doesn’t change its stripes.
An idle mind is the devil’s workshop.
You can’t kill a dog just to save a cat’s tail.
Be happy with what you’ve got.
A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush .
After marriage, life goes downhill.
Although the monkey might dress in silk, monkey it still is.
All bark and no bite.
A man is known by the company he keeps.
Silk is cut best with old scissors.
He who was born for a small loaf, will never own a big one.
The Devil knows more because of his age than because he’s the devil…
Better the devil you know than the devil you don’t know.
The capital and largest city is San Juan. The territory does not observe daylight saving time, and its official languages are Spanish, which is predominant, and English. The island’s population is approximately 3.4 million.
The official languages of the executive branch of government of Puerto Rico are Spanish and English, with Spanish being the primary language
La Borinqueña is the commonwealth anthem of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
Lyrics:
The land of Borinquen
where I was born
is a flowery garden
of magical beauty.
A constantly clear sky
serves as its canopy.
And placid lullabies are sung
by the waves at its feet.
When at her beaches Columbus arrived;
he exclaimed full of admiration
“Oh! Oh! Oh!
This is the beautiful land
that I seek.”
Borinquen is the daughter,
the daughter of the sea and the sun.
Of the sea and the sun,
Of the sea and the sun,
Of the sea and the sun,
Of the sea and the sun.