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matches
June 02, 2006, 03:09 PM
My Dad used to tell us kids this saying that was given to my grandfather by Pancho Villa; but the spanish has been lost since my dad's death. The english translation went like this:

"Assume everything,
trust no one.
Take rest and pleasure,
where you can."


Any help with this, would be extremely appreciated. And if it helps, my Grandfather was from the town of Zacatecas in northern Mexico.

sosia
June 03, 2006, 04:28 AM
difficult one, beter for a mexican to translate
a very rough translation
"comprende todo/responsabilizate de todo/asume todo
no te fíes de nadie/no confíes en nadie
Descansa y diviértete
donde puedas/cuando puedas"
sorry but i don't know mexican sayings.

matches
June 04, 2006, 09:04 PM
Hey,

I do appreciate any help I can get.
Gracias.


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Nix
June 13, 2006, 02:33 PM
Your grandfather actually knew Pancho Villa?!

matches
June 17, 2006, 10:25 PM
After General Pershing and the U.S. Army burned the military academy that my grandfather was attending they marched on and held hostage Mexico City. Meanwhile, Fransico and his boys found my grandfather and his compadre's from the school; and those who would joined up to fight along side Villa. Mariano Zavala (mi abuelo) learned how to blow things up for the revolution. I have a grand-aunt somewhere in California (U.S.A.) that has a picture taken with Mariano and Fransico at the train station in Zacatecas.


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anthony
June 19, 2006, 04:06 PM
After General Pershing and the U.S. Army burned the military academy that my grandfather was attending they marched on and held hostage Mexico City. Meanwhile, Fransico and his boys found my grandfather and his compadre's from the school; and those who would joined up to fight along side Villa. Mariano Zavala (mi abuelo) learned how to blow things up for the revolution. I have a grand-aunt somewhere in California (U.S.A.) that has a picture taken with Mariano and Fransico at the train station in Zacatecas.


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Now that's some cool history to hear about. ;D