More Spanish Proverbs

If you want to be respected, you must respect yourself.... >>

Fools and the perverse fill the lawyers'purse.... >>

Clergymen's sons always turn out badly.... >>

Blood boils without fire.... >>

Better a quiet death than a public misfortune.... >>

Other Proverbs

Nothing is more ridiculous or troublesome than mere ceremony... (French) >>

The devil may die without my inheriting his horns.... (French) >>

He goes safely who has nothing.... (French) >>

He cannot be a friend to any one who is his own enemy.... (French) >>

The best thing about a man is his dog.... (French) >>

Tell your friend a lie; and if he keeps it secret, tell him the truth.

- Spanish Proverb