locos y niños dicen la verdad: meaning & examples

Meanings:

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  All Spanish-speaking regionsproverbialliteraryneutralMachine
  • A proverb asserting that people who are unguarded by social convention—such as children or the mentally unrestrained—are likely to speak candidly or reveal uncomfortable truths.
  • Used to justify or explain blunt, surprising, or naïve statements that nonetheless expose genuine facts.

  Examples

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  • Dicen que locos y niños dicen la verdad, por eso no debemos ignorar lo que dijo el pequeño.

    They say madmen and children tell the truth, which is why we shouldn’t ignore what the little boy said.

  • En la reunión, María fue directa y sincera, recordándonos que locos y niños dicen la verdad.

    In the meeting, María was direct and sincere, reminding us that madmen and children tell the truth.

  • Cuando un niño señala un problema, a veces es porque locos y niños dicen la verdad sin filtro.

    When a child points out a problem, sometimes it’s because madmen and children tell the truth without filters.

  • Las frases de ese hombre parecen locas, pero locos y niños dicen la verdad en sus palabras simples.

    That man’s phrases seem crazy, but madmen and children tell the truth in their simple words.