Spanish proverb
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Spanish proverbs are a subset of proverbs that are used in Western cultures in general; there are many that have essentially the same form and content as their counterparts in other Western languages. Proverbs that have their origin in Spanish have migrated to and from English, French, Flemish, German and other languages.
"Woe to the house where the hen crows and the rooster keeps still."
"From a fallen tree all make kindling."
"You can't have more bugs than a blanketful."
"Three Spaniards four opinions."
"I don't want the cheese. I just want to get out of the trap."
"It is better to weep with wise men than to laugh with fools."
"Talking is easy action difficult."
"With bread and wine you can walk your road."
"If there's no bread cakes are very good."
"If you would be Pope you must think of nothing else."
"God delays but doesn't forget."
"How beautiful it is to do nothing and then rest afterward."
"When fire and water are at war it is the fire that loses."
"From a fallen tree make kindling."
"The greyhound that starts many hares kills none."
"Don't offer me advice give me money."
"Drink nothing without seeing it sign nothing without reading it."
"Never advise anyone to go to war or to marry."
"He who fears death cannot enjoy life."
"Drink nothing without seeing it sign nothing without reading it."
"You can't ring the bells and at the same time walk in the procession."
"Flattery makes friends truth enemies."
"Habits are at first cobwebs then cables."
"Unshared joy is an unlighted candle."
"No revenge is more honorable than the one not taken."