More Spanish Proverbs

He can do but little who cannot threaten another.... >>

Sour wine, old bacon, and rye bread keep a house rich.... >>

There is luck in leisure.... >>

Let them talk of men, and beg of me.... >>

One love drives out another.... >>

Other Proverbs

The crow that mimics a cormorant is drowned... (Swahili) >>

Better a slip of the foot than of the tongue.... (French) >>

The country rooster dows not crow in the town... (Scottish) >>

A man may bear till his back breaks.... (French) >>

By beating love decays.... (French) >>

When thou seest thy house in flames, go warm thyself by it.

- Spanish Proverb