More Spanish Proverbs
He who is contented is not always rich....
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He expects to find water at the first stroke of the spade....
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Laws, like the spider's webs, catch the flies and let the hawk go free...
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At the wedding-feast the least eater is the bride....
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I never was satisfied with "I will, I will." One "take this" is better...
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Other Proverbs
Great scholars are not the shrewdest men....
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The early bird catches the worm....
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A man may bear till his back breaks....
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By working in the smithy one becomes a smith....
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A muffled cat never caught a mouse....
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He who would cheat the fox must rise early.
- Spanish Proverb