WHAT IF TRITE IS STILL TRUE?

I had a discussion with my Mexican neighbor about old sayings or "dichos".
It was fun seeing English sayings through new eyes.
New eyes saw the wisdom.

Try these on with new eyes--as if you had to act on them tomorrow:

-Know thyself.
-You never know what you can do until you try.
-Waste not, want not.
-Variety is the spice of life.
-Don't judge a book by its cover.

What if you made those real and didn't bat them away because of familiarity?

And here are some for fun from my conversation with Pilar.

-Hierba mala nunca muere---A bad weed never dies-give up changing someone
-Peor es chile y aqua lejos---Even worse is a chile and water that's far away so don't feel sorry for yourself
-Hacer de la peidras pan---Make bread out of rocks--sort of if you have lemons
make lemonade
-No le picas peras al Olmo---Don't try to pick pears from an Elm tree.  Face reality.

This conversation began with a salutation for my Birthday.
-Gallina vieja hace buen caldo.
An old hen makes good broth.

Bueno.  What can I say to that!