More Spanish Proverbs
A buxom widow must be married, buried, or cloistered....
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He who makes a law should keep it....
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Now that I have an ewe and a lamb, every one says to me: Good morrow, ...
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Cleaning a blot with blotted fingers maketh a greater....
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Do not steal a loaf from him that kneads and bakes....
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Other Proverbs
In politics, a man must learn to rise above principle....
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All sunshine makes the desert...
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Advice when most needed is least heeded....
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He who knows little quickly tells it...
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Deeds are fruits, words are leaves....
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It's enough to make a parson swear, or a quaker kick his mother.
- Spanish Proverb