More Spanish Proverbs
It is not the hook or the rod, but the bait that lures....
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Listeners hear no good of themselves....
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Every fool is pleased with his bauble....
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An ounce of mother is worth a pound of priests....
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A pig bought on credit is forever grunting....
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Other Proverbs
Keep counsel of thyself first....
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God made hands before knives....
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A great talker is a great liar....
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A colt you may break, but an old horse you never can....
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What the gauntlet wins the gorget consumes....
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A monkey remains a monkey, though dressed in silk.
- Spanish Proverb