More Spanish Proverbs
When the Spaniard sings, he is either mad or has no money....
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There is no better surgeon than one with many scars....
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When you can't get meat, chickens and bacon are good....
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When one door shuts, a hundred open....
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To own is to fear. [Sp., Tener es temer.]...
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Other Proverbs
Paddle your own canoe....
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Help thyself and heaven will help thee....
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The cask always smells of the herring....
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That day is lost on which one has not laughed....
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It is not enough to run; one must start in time....
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He who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.
- Spanish Proverb