More Spanish Proverbs

A turtle makes progress when it sticks its neck out.... >>

Name not a rope in his house that hanged himself.... >>

By the street of "By-and-By" one arrives at the house of "Never."... >>

An oak is not felled at one stroke.... >>

He who spits above himself will have it fall on his face.... >>

Other Proverbs

Religious contention is the devil's harvest.... (French) >>

It is better to bend than break.... (French) >>

Where there's smoke, there's fire.... (American) >>

A good dog never barks at fault.... (French) >>

Half the truth is often a whole lie.... (French) >>

Seven is company, and nine confusion. (Alluding to a dinner party.)

- Spanish Proverb