More Spanish Proverbs

We do not know what is good until we have lost it.... >>

Shoot at a pigeon and kill a crow.... >>

The green burns for the dry, and the righteous pay for sinners.... >>

The first drink with water, the second without water, the third like w... >>

Tell a lie, and you will bring out the truth.... >>

Other Proverbs

One must howl with the wolves.... (French) >>

Ask the experienced rather than the learned... (Jewish) >>

A woman's tongue is her sword, and she does not let it rust.... (French) >>

The dog wags his tail, not for you, but for your bread... (Danish) >>

A stitch in time saves nine.... (French) >>

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

- Spanish Proverb