More Spanish Proverbs

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He who sows brambles must not go barefoot.... >>

It is not the fine, but the coarse and ill-spun that breaks.... >>

Fools and obstinate men make rich lawyers.... >>

He is a great simpleton who starves himself to feed another.... >>

Other Proverbs

Listen or your tongue will keep you deaf... (Native American) >>

He that spends more than he is worth spins a rope for his ow... (French) >>

Every invalid is a doctor... (Moorish) >>

A glaring sunny morning, a woman that talks Latin, and a chi... (French) >>

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A peasant will stand on the top of a hill for a very long time with his mouth open before a roast duck will fly in.

- Spanish Proverb