More Spanish Proverbs

A sick man sleeps, but not a debtor.... >>

There is not a pair of ears for every Jew.... >>

The mother-in-law must be entreated, and the pot must be let stand.... >>

Listeners never hear any good of themselves.... >>

No woman is ugly when she is dressed.... >>

Other Proverbs

He who carries nothing loses nothing.... (French) >>

The eagle does not hunt flies.... (French) >>

When you want to test the depths of a stream, don't use both... (Texan) >>

Misfortunes are, in morals, what bitters are in medicine: ea... (French) >>

Nothing is so burdensome as a secret.... (French) >>

He who was first an acolyte, and afterwards an abbot or curate, knows what the boys do behind the altar.

- Spanish Proverb