More Spanish Proverbs
Good words and no deeds are rushes and reeds....
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A man gains nothing by vain glory but contempt and hatred....
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Comes in at the end with a wet sail....
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Invite your son-in-law to a fowl, and he will take away the lemon....
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He who does not whip the child does not mend the youth....
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Other Proverbs
Praise a maid in the morning, and the weather at night....
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Long on hair, short on brains....
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One of these day is none of these days...
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A carrion crow never brings luck....
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Fine feathers make fine birds....
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A buxom widow must be married, buried, or cloistered.
- Spanish Proverb