More Spanish Proverbs

Good words and no deeds are rushes and reeds.... >>

A man gains nothing by vain glory but contempt and hatred.... >>

Comes in at the end with a wet sail.... >>

Invite your son-in-law to a fowl, and he will take away the lemon.... >>

He who does not whip the child does not mend the youth.... >>

Other Proverbs

Praise a maid in the morning, and the weather at night.... (Italian) >>

Long on hair, short on brains.... (French) >>

One of these day is none of these days... (English) >>

A carrion crow never brings luck.... (English) >>

Fine feathers make fine birds.... (English) >>

A buxom widow must be married, buried, or cloistered.

- Spanish Proverb