More Spanish Proverbs

For want of a nail the shoe is lost.... >>

He who remains in the mill grinds, not he who goes to and fro.... >>

Coming events cast their shadow before.... >>

Sense comes with age.... >>

They whip the cat, if our mistress does not spin.... >>

Other Proverbs

Great scholars are not the shrewdest men.... (French) >>

In reviling, it is not necessary to prepare a preliminary dr... (Legal) >>

Age and wedlock tame man and beast.... (English) >>

One today, is worth two tomorrow... (English) >>

The wise adapt themselves to circumstances, as water moulds ... (Chinese) >>

One trick is met by another.

- Spanish Proverb