More Spanish Proverbs

A handful of motherwit is worth a bushel of learning.... >>

God take you, pound (of flax), drunk out and not yet spun.... >>

He who measures oil greases his hands.... >>

Good, good, good, but God keep my ass out of his rye.... >>

The tongue of a bad friend cuts more than a knife.... >>

Other Proverbs

What you can't get is just what suits you.... (French) >>

He has not done who is beginning.... (French) >>

Snarling curs never want sore ears.... (French) >>

He is rich who is satisfied.... (French) >>

He carries fire and water.... (French) >>

Do not throw a stone at the mouse and break the precious vase.

- Spanish Proverb