More Spanish Proverbs
After stuffing pears within, drink old wine until they swim....
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It little avails the unfortunate to be brave....
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He who does not tire, achieves....
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A good word extinguishes more than a pailful of water....
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He who has no wife, is for thrashing her daily; but he that has one, t...
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Other Proverbs
Fine birds are commonly plucked....
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Everybody must live....
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Even a coffin is made to measure....
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To whiten ivory with dye is to spoil nature by art....
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While one milks the ram, the other holds under the sieve....
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No fly gets into a shut mouth.
- Spanish Proverb