More Spanish Proverbs
So wise, so young, they say, do ne'er live long....
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Every one feels the cold according as he is clad....
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Friday pretexts for not fasting (meaning pleas of indisposition for no...
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As the abbot sings the sacristan responds....
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He who has no wife, is for thrashing her daily; but he that has one, t...
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The old bear falls into the old trap....
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In the tail lies the venom....
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He is past preaching to who does not care to do well....
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He looks for his ass and sits on its back....
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When the fox preaches, look to the geese...
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The spider's web lets the rat escape and catches the fly.
- Spanish Proverb