More Spanish Proverbs

Fancy surpasses beauty.... >>

God gives wings to the ant that she may perish the sooner.... >>

Let there be no lack of food in the pigeon-house, and the pigeons will... >>

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

Ask too much to get enough.... >>

Other Proverbs

It is a bold mouse that nestles in the cat's ear.... (English) >>

An apothecary ought not to be long a cuckold.... (French) >>

To know the road ahead, ask those coming back... (Samurai) >>

By beating love decays.... (French) >>

It is the great north wind that made the Vikings... (Italian) >>

He who would cheat the fox must rise early.

- Spanish Proverb