3 ms·
It's a pretty old spanish proverb. I couldn't find where it came from, but for reference, I lived in Peru and heard some older guys say it. Then in college, I
by themoat 10y ago
It's a pretty old spanish proverb. I couldn't find where it came from, but for reference, I lived in Peru and heard some older guys say it. Then in college, I worked in a warehouse in the southern united states and older Mexican guys would say it to make sure the young workers respected them.
So, I wonder if it's just a universal Spanish proverb?
- JorgeGT 10y ago> So, I wonder if it's just a universal Spanish proverb? Probably! The older exact match I could find in Google Books is from 1846, in a Yucatán periodical: https://books.google.es/books?id=VNgtAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA8&dq=%22por+viejo+que+por+diablo%22&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22por%20viejo%20que%20por%20diablo%22&f=false https://books.google.es/books?id=VNgtAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA8&dq=%22p...
- themoat 10y agoThat's really neat