Roberto [English translation]

Don’t give advice to anyone who doesn’t ask for it.

Don’t corner a coward or a wounded lion.

Don’t believe that what’s obvious is always the truth.

Don’t dynamite a bridge you may have to cross someday.

If all is well, something's bound to go wrong

And a chain isn't only as strong as its weakest link 1

Don’t open your umbrella before it rains

Or give a book to someone who doesn’t know how to read.

Don’t wish that your enemies would die:

It’s better if they live to see you succeed.

Awareness is worth more than a thousand witnesses.

Never hurt anyone that you can’t kill later.

Roberto

Sometimes what the soul says may be true.

Roberto

Don’t complain about the voices that just want to give you advice.

Roberto

The day you stop listening to these voices you’ll be dead.

In this environment where everything is governed by bribery,

You’re either in the kitchen or in the oven.

Never change anything, if everything’s alright.

Never doubt and miss your train.

Don't count your chickens before they're hatched, 2

And learn that mercenaries are everywhere.

It’s because sometimes things are not what they seem;

because everyone likes to blow his own horn. 3

Never sleep with anyone with a dagger tattoo.

Never talk about the noose in the hanged man’s house.

Never spit upwards or against the wind.

Never get wet for someone who always stays dry.

Roberto

Sometimes what the soul says may be true.

Roberto

Don’t complain about the voices that just want to give you advice.

Roberto

The day you stop listening to these voices you’ll be dead.

Don’t be afraid of uncertainty.

A calm sea never made an expert sailor.

And by the way, it’s better that you assimilate your weaknesses

Aquilles, is only Aquilles because of his heel.

Don’t become an ombudsman4; never sharpen your boomerang.

Don’t think you’re a Doberman that thinks it’s Superman,

And don’t make promises you can’t keep.

Never swear with a drink in your hand.

Never do a good deed for just anyone 5

Don’t hang on to something that’s gone.

Never tell anyone how to proceed.

Never tell anyone what he should do.

Roberto

Sometimes what the soul says may be true.

Roberto

Don’t complain about the voices that just want to give you advice.

Roberto

The day you stop listening to these voices...

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The day you stop listening to these voices you’ll be dead.

1. sometimes the thinnest thread doesn’t break.2. Literally: Don't celebrate that it's Wednesday if it's still Tuesday3. Literally: Because everyone boasts about what he lacks.4. an official appointed to investigate individuals' complaints against maladministration, especially that of public authorities. This word is the same in both languages5. Literally: without looking for whom