More Spanish Proverbs

The poor man has his crop destroyed by hail every year.... >>

Put a beggar into your barn and he will make himself your heir.... >>

The hunchback does not see his own hump, but sees his companion's.... >>

Of the malady a man fears, he dies.... >>

The dearest child of all is the dead one.... >>

Other Proverbs

Bees do not become hornets.... (French) >>

Don't throw out your dirty water until you get in fresh.... (American) >>

Don't fall before you're pushed.... (English) >>

If your head is wax, don't walk in the sun... (Chinese) >>

There is but one good mother-in-law and she is dead... (English) >>

The snail, to be rid of annoyances, bartered its eyes for horns.

- Spanish Proverb