More Spanish Proverbs
To him who gives you a capon you may spare a leg and a wing....
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There is no worse apprentice than the one who doesn't want to know....
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The shirt is nearer than the frock....
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The sharper the storm, the sooner it's over....
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The paunch warm, the foot sleepy....
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Other Proverbs
New lords, new laws....
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The wise adapt themselves to circumstances, as water moulds ...
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Ask about your neighbors, then buy the house...
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Every one bears his cross....
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Better to wear out than rust out....
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Praise yourself, basket, for I want to sell you.
- Spanish Proverb